Category: Daily Editorials for UPSC IAS Exam Preparation

INDIA’S Two Speed Economy Click here to Download Daily Editorial PDF (10 Feb. 2017) India is a “two-speed economy”, according to many economists. The term is used to describe economic models where one section of a country’s economy is booming, while others are lagging behind. Earlier it was seen in Australia, where the mining and…

GLOBAL SERVICES PACT Click here to Download Daily Editorial PDF (10 Feb. 2017) Context:  World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Roberto Azevêdo is on a two-day trip to India and we will make a presentation on a proposal for a global pact to boost services trade with an aim to make it to be part…

An instruction manual (SOP) for Evacuation Click here to Download Daily Editorial PDF (09.Feb. 2017) Introduction   In 1986, South Yemen was being engulfed in a civil war that threatened the lives of thousands of foreigners living there. While Britain, France and the Soviet Union coordinated to jointly evacuate their nationals, the 850 Indians in…

Context: It was announced in the budget that India would merge the existing state-owned oil and gas companies to set up a global behemoth that could compete with some of the largest global petroleum companies. Why is government looking at the merger of the Oil companies in India? Integration is the need of the hour.…

It is often commented that India’s labour laws are very regressive and anti-business which may force the companies to automate, but in the face of our peaking demographic dividend, if not utilized may become a nightmare for us. Therefore Indian government plans to overhaul the labour laws this budget session. The objective is to improve…

India is the fastest growing and an emerging economy, it is expected to grow even more in the coming years by exploiting the demographic dividend. But we don’t have a timetable for universal health coverage and there is a lack of political to loosen its purse strings for higher government expenditure on health. The health…

Context Two ships, one tanker carrying petrol and lube oil, and the other carrying LPG, collided outside the Kamarajar Port in Ennore leading to a major oil spill in the coastline. What is an oil spill? An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to…