Category: Daily Editorials for UPSC IAS Exam Preparation

GS3 – Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers Context Madhya Pardesh CM Chouhan concentrated on agriculture, which employs the largest share of MP’s workforce (54.6 percent…

GS2 – Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. Context The Supreme Court recently said the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act of 2013 is a “workable piece of legislation” and it was not justifiable to keep its operation pending.…

  Topic relevance GS2 – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation Context The much awaited Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act is now in effect. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation recently notified 69 out of the 92 sections in total,…

Topic relevance GS2 – Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Context The Prime Minister has announced that prescription of medicines by their generic names will be mandatory. What is a generic drug? Ageneric drug is a pharmaceutical drug that is equivalent to a brand-name product in dosage, strength, route…

Topic relevance GS3 – Science and Technology – developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. GS3 – Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment Context To the dismay of many automobile manufacturers sitting on a huge inventory of…

Topic relevance GS1 – History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc. – their forms and effect on the society. GS2 -Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.  GS2 – Effect…

Context The World Bank’s South Asia Economic Focus is released recently. Titled “Globalization Backlash”, the report examines whether South Asia stands to lose from the protectionist tendencies currently on the rise. It concludes, optimistically, that the region does not have much to lose from the turn away from globalization. Background South Asia has for some…

Context India has seen a steady decline in the proportion of national income coming from the primary sector overlaying a rapid decline in rural farm incomes and this has impacted the demographic dynamics too. Between 2001 and 2011, the growth rate of rural population declined by 5.9%, while the urban population growth rate increased by…

India’s strategic interests vis-a-vis the US Context The United States (US) wants the flow of big data, and its security, storage and analysis to operate under a network-centric architecture erected and owned by it. The privacy of its own data is the prime obsession of the US. However, it pays scant respect to the privacy…

Context NITI Aayog is preparing a 15-year vision and a seven-year strategy document, and has circulated a three-year action agenda. The goal of transforming India and attaining the desired level of economic and social outcomes will require higher and sustainable growth in coming years. Higher economic growth will not only create employment, but will also…