Social Sector Allocations in Budget 2024

Source-This post on Social Sector Allocations in Budget 2024 has been created based on the article “For the social sector, it is old wine in an old bottle” published in “The Hindu” on 24 July 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Government Budgeting. Context-The Budget 2024 continues the trend of previous years regarding social sector allocations, despite… Continue reading Social Sector Allocations in Budget 2024

Balancing Development and Sustainability

Source-This post on Balancing Development and Sustainability has been created based on the article “Economic Survey shows what India gets right — and developed nations get wrong — about climate change” published in “The Indian Express” on 23 July 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. Context- India has low… Continue reading Balancing Development and Sustainability

Multi-dimensional Impact of Heat Stress

Source-This post on Multi-dimensional Impact of Heat Stress has been created based on the article “Heat stress is more than a degree of concern” published in “The Hindu” on 23 July 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Disaster and Disaster Management. Context– According to the ILO study in 2019, heat stress is expected to decrease total global… Continue reading Multi-dimensional Impact of Heat Stress

India’s Employment Crisis

Source-This post on India’s Employment Crisis has been created based on the article “To measure economic growth, India must look at jobs, not products “published in “The Indian Express” on 23 July 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment. Context-This article criticizes official job… Continue reading India’s Employment Crisis

Addressing Myths about Gig-Based Works

Source-This post on Addressing Myths about Gig-Based Works has been created based on the article “A case for regulating gig-based work” published in “The Hindu” on 23 July 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment. Context– The Karnataka government’s proposal for legislation to enhance… Continue reading Addressing Myths about Gig-Based Works

Google’s cybersecurity capabilities, especially after Microsoft’s Azure outage

Source: The post Google’s cybersecurity capabilities, especially after Microsoft’s Azure outage has been created, based on the article “Cybersecurity: Microsoft’s woes versus Google’s moves” published in “Live Mints” on 22nd July 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3-security-cyber security Context: The article discusses a major outage in Microsoft’s Azure due to a cybersecurity issue, highlighting the… Continue reading Google’s cybersecurity capabilities, especially after Microsoft’s Azure outage

Global IT Outages

Source-This post on Global IT Outage has been created based on the article “Global outage has lessons for the future” published in “Business Standards” on 22 July 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Basics of Cyber Security; Money-Laundering and its prevention. Context- The flawed security update outage recently led to losses totaling tens of billions of dollars,… Continue reading Global IT Outages

Female Employment to Counter Unemployment

Source-This post on Female Employment to Counter Unemployment has been created based on the article “Focus on female employment to counter unemployment” published in “The Hindu” on 22 July 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment. Context –The Lokniti-CSDS pre-poll survey highlighted that unemployment… Continue reading Female Employment to Counter Unemployment

Financial Capacity for Infrastructure and Corporate Expansion

Source-This post on Financial Capacity for Infrastructure and Corporate Expansion has been created based on the article “Banks and companies can now fund India’s next growth cycle” published in “The Indian Express” on 22 July 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment. Context– In… Continue reading Financial Capacity for Infrastructure and Corporate Expansion

Revitalizing India’s Agricultural Research and Development System

Source-This post on Revitalizing India’s Agricultural Research and Development System   has been created based on the article “This budget should bring agricultural research into focus” published in “The Indian Express” on 22 July 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3-Agriculture Context– Today, Indian agriculture faces new challenges: achieving higher yields with fewer nutrients, less water, and reduced labor,… Continue reading Revitalizing India’s Agricultural Research and Development System

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