Category: Daily Editorials for UPSC IAS Exam Preparation

CSO estimates and demonetization: An analysis   Click here to Download Daily Editorial PDF (7th March 2017) Context There has been a consistent debate on how much demonetization has impacted our economy and the GDP especially. Several rating agencies have marked the GDP down by 60-110 basis points. But CSO has released the new second…

Saving Western Ghats Click here to Download Daily Editorial PDF (6 March 2017 ) Context On February 27, the government issued a draft notification which will be open to public comment for 60 days — allows the Centre to create an Ecological Sensitive Area (ESA) in the Western Ghats, a 1500 km, ecologically-rich strip along…

Introduction The majority of India’s population resides in rural areas making the uplift of the rural sector extremely important for the development of the nation. To bridge the divide between urban and rural India, rural development has been the focus of various government schemes and policies since Independence. One of the ways is giving enough…

Introduction Even before Trump’s immigration policies were announced there was an unease among the Indian-Americans over Trump’s hawkish ‘America first’ policy and his plans to renegotiate all trade treaties and those with India too. Let us specifically see how Trump’s immigration policy would affect India because immigration restrictions are the main source of India’s vulnerability.…

Anti-Microbial Resistance – The Superbug Problem Click here to Download Daily Editorial PDF (2nd March 2017) Introduction Antibiotics which once cured diseases are now becoming the potential killers by prolonged illness and disability. The world is transitioning into a post-antibiotic era where even the common infections and minor injuries are beginning to kill due to…

Nurturing 21st Century Enterprises Click here to Download Daily Editorial PDF (1st March 2017) Introduction  The 20th century was the era of the large corporations. Conglomerates such as GE, P&G, Schneider Electric, IBM, Nestlé, GM, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Volkswagen, Fiat, Nissan, Nokia, Microsoft, Samsung, Apple, Google, and many more were the flag-bearers of globalization, instrumental…

India-UK relations future Prospects Click here to Download Daily Editorial PDF (28 Feb. 2017) The UK and India are natural partners – the world’s oldest democracy and the world’s largest democracy. UK and India’s “current trading relationship is strong but, more importantly, there is so much future potential” For more detailed Background, See this document…

Context Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act Amendment bill is being introduced in the Parliament and is due for this session. Let us look at some of the contentious issues and why the amendment is being done. Background The Indian Penal Code, enacted in 1860 based on British law, declared induced abortion illegal. The penalty for…

Introduction Recently ISRO launched a whopping 104 satellites in one go. It was the 39th fight of the ISRO’s workhorse PSLV which is an impressive achievement adding to the list like becoming first attempt first Asian country to successfully complete Mars Mission, it has successfully tested cryogenic engine becoming only the sixth country to possess…

Introduction In budget 2017-18, the government has taken up several measures to revive the country’s agriculture economy For that the government, through the PMFBY, is trying to bring more farmers targeting 50% by 2018 as one of the ways to reduce the vagaries of Agriculture in India. But there is penetration of agriculture insurance in…