Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 11 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 11 February 2023 Contents The Fine Print in the Indo-US Pact, iCET Context The latest agreement between India and the US, the iCET, is a follow-up to the declaration made by the two leaders during the third Quad Leaders’ Summit, which took place in May 2022. Relevance GS Paper-2: Effect of […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 10 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 10 February 2023 Contents For Economic Resilience, India Must Lower Public Debt Context Relevance GS Paper-3: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development, and employment Mains Question To increase economic resilience for the upcoming years, the public debt ratio needs to return to levels that were […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 09 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 09 February 2023 Contents Trees Make Cities Cooler Context With the return of El Nio, this summer could be even worse than the hottest on record for Europe in 2022, which resulted in over 20,000 additional deaths throughout western Europe. Relevance GS Paper-3: Biodiversity and Environment Mains Question What is Urban […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 08 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 08 February 2023 Contents There’s More to India’s Energy Transition Than the Coal Story Context Relevance GS Paper-3: Infrastructure: Energy Mains Question What are India’s main obstacles to achieving a just energy transition, how can they be overcome, and how can this be done within the framework of India’s overall energy […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 07 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 07 February 2023 Contents Development From Doles Context It is a brave move to reorient support in the agri-food-rural space from doles towards development. The budget has done well to reorient government spending on subsidies towards rural infrastructure schemes. Relevance GS Paper-3: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it, Government Budgeting […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 06 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 06 February 2023 Contents The Ladakh Issue Context After Sonam Wangchuk, a Magsaysay Award winner, went on a fast, a movement erupted calling for the inclusion of the Ladakh region in the Sixth Schedule under Article 244 of the Constitution (which provides special protection to tribal populations). Relevance GS Paper-2: Indian […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 4 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 4 February 2023 Contents Lessons from India’s G20 presidency for international markets Context The first truly global energy crisis has begun in 2022, with erratic markets and sudden price increases posing challenges for individuals, organisations, and governments. India has been less affected by the crisis than many other nations, but it […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 03 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 03 February 2023 Contents Does India Have Anti-Superstition legislation? Context In Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, two women were recently found murdered as part of a ritual involving human sacrifice. The state government then emphasised the necessity of new legislation to counter these superstitious practises and urged strict adherence to existing laws. Relevance […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 2 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 2 February 2023 Contents Implementing the Patent Bargain Context The 32-page National IPR Policy was published in May 2016 by the Ministry of Commerce’s former Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (now known as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade). This document’s main objective was to lay out […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 01 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 01 February 2023 Contents Prioritizing the Worker and their Dues in NREGA Reforms Context Relevance: GS Paper-2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Mains Question State governments have played a pivotal role in the successes and failures of NREGA, […]