Category: Daily Editorials for UPSC IAS Exam Preparation

Crop burning and Biomass paddy stubble–  Steps by government About Biomass Uses– Issues – How to promote biomass plants in India Paddy Stubble Context Paddy stubble burning in neighboring Haryana and Punjab is a major reason for affecting air quality in Delhi during the onset of winter. Machines like combine harvest are used which harvests…

The Great Cash Clean up What is black money–  How does it help curb black money – Issues – Effect of black money on Indian economy- Other steps taken by government to curb black money- Positives till now- Context-The Prime Minister has announced that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes cease to be legal tenders.…

  What is Ease of doing Business? What are the indicators on which this index is calculated World Bank’s report on India Why India should not base its result on basis of this index Do we need a swadeshi index? Incentives taken by India  Context-  India is ranked at 130th position among 190 nations in…

Citizenship Law of India The Citizenship Act 1955  After independence– The Citizenship Act 1955 The Act mentions ways in which a person may be Indian citizen – A person can lose nationality by Recent Changes  Citizenship (Amendment )Act 2015 Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 Citizenship Law Of India [1] The Citizenship Act 1955 ways of Acquiring…

  Paris Climate Change- India  Paris climate change agreement – India  Paris climate change agreement and India Important features Implications of the Paris Agreement Limitations in the implementation of the Agreement India’s INDCs  India’s INDCs Why India was reluctant to ratify the treaty  Some Initiatives taken by India to deal with Climate Change- Concerns in…

  Land Acquisition in India:- A historical perspective Land Acquisition in India:- A historical perspective  Need for Land acquisition laws in India History of Land Acquisition Laws After Independence Land Acquisition bill, 2013 Issues with Land Acquisitions  Importance of holding land Way forward There are various ways to address these issues like Land Acquisition in…

  Asylees and refugees :-Asylum is an expansive institution of protection, refugees are a narrow category of people. An asylee need not be a refugee. Current status of refugees in India:-According to the UNHCR, there were 204,600 refugees, asylum seekers and “others of concern” in India in 2011. Status of India’s Refugee policy:-India does not…

Some facts Child labor is the practice of having children engage in economic activity, on part or -time basis. Children in India are engaged in child labor, including in agriculture and manufacturing. The 2011 National Census data was released during the reporting period, and it shows that 4,353,247 children ages 5 to 14 work for…