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Source: The post is based on an article “We’ve made significant progress on poverty reduction” published in Live Mint on 27th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Social Justice News: Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2022 has been released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative. What approach is followed by MPI… Continue reading We’ve made significant progress on poverty reduction

Source: The post is based on an article “Indian sugarcane fields could yield a flex-fuel bonanza” published in Live Mint on 26th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment Relevance: benefits of ethanol blending News: The article discusses the benefits of ethanol blending in Brazil and measures that need to be adopted by India for ethanol blending fuel. Ethanol… Continue reading Indian sugarcane fields could yield a flex-fuel bonanza

Source: The post is based on the article “Indian sugarcane fields could yield a flex-fuel bonanza” published in Live Mint on 26th October 2022.  Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment  Relevance: Benefits of ethanol blending  News: This article discusses the benefits of ethanol blending in Brazil and measures that need to be adopted by India for ethanol blending fuel. About… Continue reading Indian sugarcane fields could yield a flex-fuel bonanza

Source: The post is based on an article “Does a bright future lie beyond the gloomy economic horizon?” published in Live Mint on 21st October 2022.  Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment  Relevance: Green hydrogen and capturing CO2 from the air  News: This article discusses the sustainable measures required to address the current economic situation  Contents1 What is the current… Continue reading Green hydrogen and capturing atmospheric CO2: Does a bright future lie beyond the gloomy economic horizon?

Source: The post is based on the article “Sustainability is good for business as well as the planet” published in Live Mint on 21st October 2022.  Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment  Relevance: Adopting technologies for decarbonization News:  Climate change has been an important phenomenon these days that countries are looking into as it not only affects the environment but also… Continue reading Sustainability is good for business as well as the planet

Source: The post is based on an article “Let’s step up strategic efforts to mobilize India’s labour potential” published in Live Mint on 18th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Governance Relevance: ways to utilize demographic dividend in India News:  India is at a stage where population growth is expected to slow down in the next two decades along with… Continue reading Let’s step up strategic efforts to mobilize India’s labour potential

Source: The post is based on an article “State-owned firms must play by the same rules” published in Live Mint on 17th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Economic Growth and Development News: The tussle between Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC) highlights the issue of payment delays made by government… Continue reading State-owned firms must play by the same rules

Source: The post is based on the article “Empowering farmers is essential for the broad prosperity of India” published in the Livemint on 17th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices Relevance: About the fertilizer sector. News: To realise the vision of ‘Sabka Saath,… Continue reading Empowering farmers is essential for the broad prosperity of India

Source: The post is based on an article “Disintermediation: An overblown bank scare” published in Live Mint on 13th October 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Economic Development News: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently outlined a plan for the proposal of e-rupee which is a digital currency. The proposal sets aside intermediaries like banks from the involvement… Continue reading Disintermediation: An overblown bank scare