Category: Daily Editorials for UPSC IAS Exam Preparation

Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, 2015 Barack Obama signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, which introduces important measures relating to intellectual property rights (IPR) issues. The focus of the law is to enhance enforcement of IPR over the U.S.’s trading partners. Though U.S. already scrutinizes developments of IP law in…

What is Nuclear Security Summit? The first NSS was held in Washington in 2010, at the initiative of President Obama. Forty-seven participating states, mostly represented by their leaders, committed to safeguarding nuclear materials by reducing the use of highly enriched uranium (HEU), enhancing security at facilities that held fissile materials, increasing state membership in international institutions and…

India-Iran Relationship (Foreign Policy) Why in News: Recent visit of India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj to Iran. Iran has been India’s Natural Ally among the Arab World Countries. Following factors are associated which makes India and Iran Natural Allies. India and Iran as Natural Ally 1. Both have Significant Population of Shia Muslims – Iran…

Maritime India Summit 2016 (MIS 2016) It is a maiden flagship initiative of Ministry of Shipping, Government of India that will provide a unique global platform for investors to explore potential business opportunities in the Indian Maritime Sector. MIS 2016 is being organized from April 14-16, 2016 at Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India.…

National Agriculture Market What is NAM? National Agriculture Market (NAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing APMC mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities. The NAM Portal provides a single window service for all APMC related information and services. This includes commodity arrivals & prices, buy & sell…

                                                LPG reforms and Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana Issue? It is about Liquefied Petroleum Gas reform. Why this reform is required? About 75 crore Indians, especially women and girls, are exposed to…

Banking Sector – Reforms and Road Ahead Background: New Banking Licences- On 2nd April 2014, Reserve Bank of India  issued long awaited bank licenses to two new financial institutions. Bandhan Financial Services , the micro-lending company, and  Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC), the infra lending company. Additionally,RBI indicated that further bank license will be based on…

  What is Patriotism? Patriotism is an emotional attachment to a nation which an individual recognizes as their homeland. This attachment, also known as national feeling or national pride, can be viewed in terms of different features relating to one’s own nation, including ethnic, cultural, political or historical aspects. It encompasses a set of concepts…

Nuclear Security Summit Fourth Nuclear Security Summit was held at Washington on March 31. What is the Nuclear Security Summit(NSS)? Adoption of measures to prevent terrorist groups such as the Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda from gaining access to nuclear weapons, fissile or radiological material, or from attacking nuclear facilities, through an array of national,…