Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 31 December 2021
Contents A chance to tap India’s high equity in Myanmar In NFHS report card, the good, the sober, the future A chance to tap India’s high equity in Myanmar Context: The short visit to Myanmar (December 22-23) by India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had a clearly-etched mandate: to deepen cooperation with an important […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 30 December 2021
Contents Where 5G rollout stands in India and in other countries? Nord Stream pipeline and the Russia-Ukraine issue Where 5G rollout stands in India and in other countries? Context: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said that Gurugram, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jamnagar, Ahmadabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Pune, and Gandhi Nagar would be among the […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 29 December 2021
Contents Vying for influence over Kabul: OIC and Central Asian states What are the head and tailwinds in the economy? Vying for influence over Kabul: OIC and Central Asian states Context: December 2021, Pakistan hosted a special session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to address the crisis in Afghanistan. Relevance: GS-II: International Relations […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 28 December 2021
Contents The cold truth about India’s income inequality A progressive step: On panel for AFSPA by Nagaland The cold truth about India’s income inequality Context: The latest edition of the World Inequality Report has confirmed that the world continues to sprint down the path of inequality. Click Here to read more about World Inequality Report […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 27 December 2021
Contents The elderly are assets, not dependents What are the head and tailwinds in the economy? The elderly are assets, not dependents Context: In the past few decades, concerns about “population explosion” have given way to joy about a “demographic dividend”. The latter is expected to give a push to economic growth due to the […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 25 December 2021
Contents Young India’s aspirations, worries James Webb Telescope seeks to unlock universe’s secrets Young India’s aspirations, worries Context: A recent report after interviewing over 6000 youths offers insights on their career aspirations, job preferences and expectations, their opinions on institutions of kinship, and their mental health. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Human Resource, Unemployment and associated […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC 24 December 2021
Contents PMUY: This clean cooking fuel plan needs more firing up Do Indians need insurance for bank deposits? PMUY: This clean cooking fuel plan needs more firing up Context: The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) is ‘a flagship scheme of 2016, with an objective to make clean cooking fuel such as LPG available to the […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC 23 December 2021
Contents Looking beyond the Forest Rights Act India as a regional leader, not a victim of circumstance Looking beyond the Forest Rights Act Context: The Forest Rights Act (FRA) has been in existence for 15 years and as of April 2020 the Ministry of Tribal Affairs had received over 42 lakh claims, of which titles […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 22 December 2021
Contents How the Code on Wages ‘legalises’ bonded labour? How the Code on Wages ‘legalises’ bonded labour? Context: Debt bondage is a form of slavery that exists when a worker is induced to accept advances on wages, of a size, or at a level of interest, such that the advance will never be repaid. Some […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 21 December 2021
Contents For Afghan women, it’s the great regression The sustained attack on federalism For Afghan women, it’s the great regression Context: The Taliban’s seizure of Kabul on August 15, 2021 has considerably altered the group’s role and the Taliban have gone out of their way to present a more moderate image of themselves to the […]