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About 9 PM Brief<\/strong>- With the 9 PM Daily Current affairs for UPSC brief we intend<\/span> to simplify the newspaper reading experience. In 9PM briefs, we provide our reader with a summary of all the important articles and editorials from three important newspapers namely The Hindu, Indian Express, and Livemint. This will provide you with analysis, broad coverage, and factual information from a Mains examination point of view.<\/p>\r\n About Factly<\/strong>- The Factly initiative covers all the daily news articles regarding Preliminary examination. This will be provided at the end of the 9 PM Brief.<\/p>\r\n Dear Aspirants,<\/p>\r\n We know for a fact that learning without evaluation is a wasted effort. Therefore, we request you to please go through both our initiatives i.e 9PM Briefs and Factly, then evaluate yourself through the 10PM Current Affairs Quiz.<\/p>\r\n We plan to integrate all our free daily initiatives to comprehensively support your success journey. Source: <\/b>click here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Syllabus: <\/b>GS 3<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Synopsis: <\/b>Chief Economic Adviser said that the private sector in India needs to increase the spending for the country to scale up growth.<\/span><\/p>\n Introduction\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n According to Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy V Subramanian, the private sector in the country needs to increase spending from 37 percent to 68 percent. So that India could scale up and match the level of the top 10 economies in terms of the expenditure on R&D.<\/span><\/p>\n Issues related to R&D in India<\/b><\/p>\n What needs to be done?<\/b><\/p>\n Private investment in R&D needs to be boosted. There should be a focus on innovation in various sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n Source: <\/b>click here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Syllabus: <\/b>GS 3<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Synopsis: <\/b>One year has been passed when the first confirmed case was reported in India. What are the lessons that India should learn from this Pandemic?<\/p>\n Introduction\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n India\u2019s first confirmed case of Sars-CoV-2 was reported exactly a year ago. Experts with the help of a modeling-based study predicted that the country could have hundreds of millions of cases and a few million deaths by July 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n What were the challenges faced by people during the pandemic?<\/b><\/p>\n There was a sudden decrease in economic activities, low job opportunities, slowing of the economy. Impacts further worsened due to lockdowns.<\/span><\/p>\n What were the steps taken to deal with the pandemic?<\/b><\/p>\n Pandemic highlighted the need for strengthening the Indian health system and boosting public health services.<\/span><\/p>\n What are the lessons learnt from the pandemic?<\/b><\/p>\n India has reported nearly 10.7 million confirmed cases and 1,53,000 deaths in the last year. Five lessons which should be learnt are mentioned below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Way forward\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Source:<\/strong> Indian Express<\/a>, The Hindu<\/a><\/p>\n Syllabus: GS 3-Indian economy Planning and development<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Synopsis:<\/strong> The Economic Survey 2020-21<\/strong>\u00a0concludes that the sovereign credit ratings<\/strong> are biased, and they do not reflect the Indian economy\u2019s fundamentals.<\/p>\n Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n On what basis the economic survey has made this remark?<\/strong><\/p>\n What is the solution to address this issue?<\/strong><\/p>\n What are the other factors affecting investment according to the Economic survey? <\/strong><\/p>\n India\u2019s willingness to pay debts is demonstrated often through its zero sovereign default history. <\/strong>So, the current sovereign ratings are not a representation of India’s growth and commitments.<\/p>\n Source:<\/strong> The Hindu<\/a><\/p>\n Syllabus: GS 2-Parliament and State Legislatures\u2014Structure, Functioning, Conduct of Business, Powers & Privileges and Issues Arising out of these.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Synopsis: <\/strong>Following the Democratic Parliamentary Process is more important than enforcing the will of the majority.<\/p>\n Background<\/strong><\/p>\n What is the way forward?<\/strong><\/p>\n The government needs to hold the high standards that India has set for itself as a democracy. Hence, Discussion, Debate, Deliberative Dialogue<\/strong>\u00a0should be the way forward.<\/p>\n Factly :-News Articles For UPSC Prelims | Jan 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nIssues related to R&D in India<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n<\/a>Lessons for India from one year of COVID Pandemic<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\n<\/a>India’s Sovereign Ratings don’t reflect its fundamentals<\/a><\/h3>\n
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