Source: The post is based on an article “A make or break ban” published in the Business Standard on 10th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Ecology and Environment Relevance: Plastic Ban News: Recently, India’s ban on certain single-use plastic has come into effect from July 1, to control the menace of plastic pollution. The banned… Continue reading A make-or-break ban
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Apart From the Foreign Hand
Source: The post is based on an article “Apart from the foreign hand” published in the Times of India on 11th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Indian Economy Relevance: Macroeconomic Conditions; Inflation News: In recent months, India first offered to export wheat to a hungry world. However, later on, it suddenly reversed its position because… Continue reading Apart From the Foreign Hand
How Green Zone Dilution In Draft NCR Plan 2041 Defied Objections
Source: The post is based on an article “How green zone dilution in draft NCR plan 2041 defied objections” published in The Times of India on 11th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Environment and Ecology Relevance: Draft Delhi Master Plan 2041 News: Recently, the draft NCR Regional Plan 2041 plan, which sets the contours of… Continue reading How Green Zone Dilution In Draft NCR Plan 2041 Defied Objections
Links between infra & growth
Source: The post is based on an article “Links between infra & growth” published in the Business Standard on 10th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Indian Economy; Infrastructure; Investment models Relevance: Issues in Infrastructure Investment in India News: In the 1990s, India removed barriers to globalization and opened the country to the outside world. This… Continue reading Links between infra & growth
About Commute time in Cities: The road to productivity
Source: The post is based on the article “The road to productivity” published in The Hindu on 11th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Relevance: Challenges associated with commute time in cities. News: The pandemic-induced lockdowns in cities played an important role in realising national and macroeconomic growth targets. But India’s… Continue reading About Commute time in Cities: The road to productivity
Delayed payments for small firms stifle economic growth
Source: The post is based on an article “Delayed payments for small firm stifle economic growth” published in the Indian Express on 9th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development, and Employment; Inclusive Growth and issues arising from it. Relevance: Issues linked to Micro, Small,… Continue reading Delayed payments for small firms stifle economic growth
Revving up in low gear: The paradoxes in India’s transport sector
Source: The post is based on an article “Reviving up in low gear: The paradoxes in India’s transport sector” published in the Business Standard on 8th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Infrastructure; Transportation Sector Relevance: Transportation Sector; Logistics News: The transport sector is growing leaps and bounds in terms of infrastructure, with huge investments. However,… Continue reading Revving up in low gear: The paradoxes in India’s transport sector
Beating the heat
Source: This post is created based on the article “Beating the heat” published in The Hindu on 9th July 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Environment – Climate Change Context: Rising temperature is becoming a bigger problem with the days going by. Adapting to and mitigating this challenge is the need of the hour. The… Continue reading Beating the heat
A plan that is much more than just planting trees
Source: This post is created based on the article “A plan that is much more than just planting trees” published in The Hindu on 9th July 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Environment – Degradation Context: Forest Landscape Restoration can help in regaining ecological functionality and improving human welfare. In today’s world, forests need to… Continue reading A plan that is much more than just planting trees
Welfare of the urban poor cannot be an afterthought in economic growth plans
Source: The post is based on an article “Welfare of the urban poor cannot be an afterthought in economic growth plans” published in the Indian Express on 8th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Inclusive Growth Relevance: Urban Poor Wellbeing News: In recent period, many migrants have come back to cities in search of work.… Continue reading Welfare of the urban poor cannot be an afterthought in economic growth plans
