Category: Daily Editorials for UPSC IAS Exam Preparation
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India-Australia Relations
Context Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is in India and the visit is aimed at taking forward the ties with India to the next level and according to Australian foreign policy, India is a priority for their country. Background The formal relationship began for many Australians in 1950, when Robert Menzies became the first Australian…
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Will India abandon No-First-Use policy?
Context A nuclear strategist from the MIT, said, “There is increasing evidence that India will not allow Pakistan to go first.” Since then, there has been speculation among the strategic circles that India might reconsider its no-first-use strategy. Let us analyse the different aspects of it. Background story of Evolution of India’s nuclear doctrine Homi…
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India-Bangladesh Relations
Context Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has landed in India. She was received at the airport by our PM Narendra Modi. This visit is closely being watched by the Chinese counterparts and Bangladeshis as it has created hype for several outcomes depend on this one. Let us understand different aspects of the India-Bangladesh relations.…
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Railway Development Authority to be Constituted
Context The Union Cabinet has approved a major reform in Indian Railways, by allowing the formation of an independent railway regulator called Rail Development Authority (RDA). It has been hailed as the having the potential to change the Indian Railways landscape. Let us go through what could be some of its functions and…
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Measures for Road Safety – Motor Vehicles Act Amendment Bill
Context Indian roads are seeing the growing number of accidents and the resultant loss of life and livelihood. Nearly 5 lakh road accidents take place in the country every year, in which close to 1.5 lakh lives are lost. So, recently Cabinet has cleared amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 through Motor Vehicles…
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Coping with Heatwaves this summer
Context Members of various national and regional meteorological and public health institutions congregated in Delhi on March 28 to attend National Workshop on Heat Wave Forecasts for State Level Preparedness. The workshop was organised under the leadership of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to help states prepare for the health impacts of heat waves. The India…
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How to bring back the growth years?
Context The growth in India has dipped from its peak of 9.4% in the year 2007-08 to ~7% in 2016-17 with a couple of years in between even clocking subpar ~5% growth. We need a constant growth rate of 9%+ for a decade or more to solve the problem of poverty and escape…
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UDAN- Regional Air Connectivity Scheme
Context The Ministry of Civil Aviation took a major step today towards making flying a reality for the small town common man by unveiling the regional connectivity scheme known as UDAN. This article discusses the scheme at length to bring to you the different aspects of it. UDAN – Ude Desh Ka Aam…
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Agenda for Banking Sector Reforms
Context NDA government since coming to power has focussed on bringing several banking sector reforms (Jan Dhan Yojana, Measures to tackle the NPA, Bank Board Bureau etc.) but the agenda is unfinished. There are several measures that need to be taken. The top priority must be fixing the problems of public sector banks.…
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Why loan waivers are actually anti-farmer? : Daily Editorial
Context The BJP in the Uttar Pradesh elections promised of a loan waiver to the farmers in the state if it won the elections. Not just them Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh met PM to seek assistance for a loan waiver for farmers in the state. The Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra is under pressure…
