Source: The post is based on the article “What’s in the World Bank’s new toolkit on making urban transport better for Indian women?” published in Indian Express on 11th December 2022 What is the News? The World Bank has released a report titled “Toolkit on Enabling Gender Responsive Urban Mobility and Public Spaces in India”… Continue reading What’s in the World Bank’s new toolkit on making urban transport better for Indian women?
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Indian express articles.
How high the Centre’s subsidy bill could go this year
Source: The post is based on the article “How high the Centre’s subsidy bill could go this year” published in Indian Express on 12th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 What happened in 2020-21?3 What is different in 2022-23?4 What are the future prospects of subsidies? What is the News? The Central Government has… Continue reading How high the Centre’s subsidy bill could go this year
Japanese manufacturer files trademark case on ‘Ajinomoto’: How did the seasoning become popular?
Source: The post is based on the article “Japanese manufacturer files trademark case on ‘Ajinomoto’: How did the seasoning become popular?” published in Indian Express on 12th December 2022 What is the News? The Delhi High Court has halted the release of a film titled ‘Ajinomoto’, after a Japan-based seasoning manufacturer claimed infringement of its… Continue reading Japanese manufacturer files trademark case on ‘Ajinomoto’: How did the seasoning become popular?
Price distortions in fertilisers will not help farming in the long run. Govt can offer acreage-based cash transfers
Source: The post is based on the article “Price distortions in fertilisers will not help farming in the long run. Govt can offer acreage-based cash transfers” published in the Indian Express on 12th November 2022. Syllabus: GS – 3 – Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices. Relevance: About India’s fertilizer consumption.… Continue reading Price distortions in fertilisers will not help farming in the long run. Govt can offer acreage-based cash transfers
Parliament passes Wildlife Bill: Questions remain on elephants, vermin
Source: The post is based on the article “Parliament passes Wildlife Bill: Questions remain on elephants, vermin” published in Indian Express on 9th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 About the Elephant Protection3 What are the objections to the present amendment? 4 What is the stand of the new Bill on Vermin Species? What is… Continue reading Parliament passes Wildlife Bill: Questions remain on elephants, vermin
Seek to decolonise: Why we need to restructure the district collector’s role
Source:The post is based on the article “Seek to decolonise: Why we need to restructure the district collector’s role’ Under Arth Ganga” published in Indian Express on 10th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 Who is the District Collector?3 What does a District Collector do?4 What does the Vidhi Centre book say about the… Continue reading Seek to decolonise: Why we need to restructure the district collector’s role
Aichi Biodiversity Targets: Why have countries failed to meet their biodiversity goals?
Source: The post is based on the article “Why have countries failed to meet their biodiversity goals?” published in The Indian Express on 10th December 2022. Contents1 What is the news?2 What were the Aichi Biodiversity Targets?3 What progress is made in Aichi Biodiversity Targets?4 What are the reasons for the failure of Aichi Biodiversity… Continue reading Aichi Biodiversity Targets: Why have countries failed to meet their biodiversity goals?
Supreme Court on charity and conversion: The answer may lie in the words of Mahatma Gandhi
Source: The post is based on the article “Supreme Court on charity and conversion: The answer may lie in the words of Mahatma Gandhi” published in The Indian Express on 10th December 2022. Syllabus: GS2- Significant provisions of constitution. GS1- Communalism and secularism Relevance: Issues related to religion News: The article explains the issue of… Continue reading Supreme Court on charity and conversion: The answer may lie in the words of Mahatma Gandhi
India’s Central Asia outreach
Source: The post is based on the article “India’s Central Asia outreach” published in The Indian Express on 9th December 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations Relevance: relations between India and Central Asia News: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval hosted a meeting of his counterparts from five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan).… Continue reading India’s Central Asia outreach
What does it mean for a candidate to lose an ‘election deposit’?
Source: The post is based on the article “What does it mean for a candidate to lose an ‘election deposit’?” published in Indian Express on 8th December 2022 Contents1 What is the News?2 What is an election security deposit?3 Is the amount the same for all elections?4 When is a candidate said to ‘lose’ their… Continue reading What does it mean for a candidate to lose an ‘election deposit’?
