Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 19 May 2021
Contents Russia-Ukraine: The czar must seek peace Russia-Ukraine: The czar must seek peace Context: Recently, there was a stand-off between Russia and Ukraine capturing headlines in the international news media. This geopolitical situation appears to be complex due to the indirect involvement of its multiple stakeholders, including the United States, Turkey and the North Atlantic […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 18 May 2021
Contents Using all options: On Covaxin licensing Using all options: On Covaxin licensing Context: As the second COVID-19 wave continues to ravage the country, it is now clear that universal and swift vaccination is the only way out to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. But with only 3% and 10.4% of the total population […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 17 May 2021
Contents Covid-19: From bad to worse for women workers Covid-19: From bad to worse for women workers Context: The COVID-19 pandemic has destroyed millions of livelihoods and led to a sudden and large increase in poverty and a massive disruption of the labour market in India. Women workers, in particular, have borne a disproportionate burden. […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 15 May 2021
Contents The crime of enforced disappearances must end Reforming medical education The crime of enforced disappearances must end Context: After the February 2021 military launched a coup d’état to overthrow the democratically elected government in Myanmar, the democracy movement in Myanmar is at a critical juncture with the military committed to suppressing the people’s movement […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 13 May 2021
Contents A National Health Service in India A National Health Service in India Context: The current surge in COVID-19 infections has exposed problems amounting to near-chaos throughout Indian healthcare, even if the pandemic has also brought to light Herculean attempts by medical staff, patients’ families, and governments to try and cope with what has been […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 12 May 2021
Contents Evaluate the Ladakh crisis, keep China at bay Evaluate the Ladakh crisis, keep China at bay Context: After over a year, the stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh shows no signs of resolution. Disengagement has stalled, China continues to reinforce its troops, and talks have been fruitless. In a recent study […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 11 May 2021
Contents Back in the shortage economy: Covid-19 Impact Back in the shortage economy: Covid-19 Impact Context: We have been witnessing shortages of almost everything needed to treat COVID-19 patients: hospital beds, drugs, ventilators and, above all, oxygen. India is once again the focus of global attention, as it was in the mid-1960s when two consecutive […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 10 May 2021
Contents On judicial intervention during COVID-19 crisis On judicial intervention during COVID-19 crisis Context: Judicial intervention in response to the Union government’s flailing response to the health crisis has reached its apotheosis with the Supreme Court order forming a 12-member national task force for the effective and transparent allocation of medical oxygen to the States […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 8 May 2021
Contents Oil PSUs for development of Badrinath Dham Oil PSUs for development of Badrinath Dham Context: Five state-owned oil and gas PSUs have committed Rs 100 crore for the redevelopment of the Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand as a spiritual smart city. Relevance: GS-I: Art and Culture, GS-III: Industry and Infrastructure Dimensions of the Article: Badrinath […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC – 7 May 2021
Contents A lending hand by the RBI A lending hand by the RBI Context: Various measures aimed at alleviating any financing constraint for those impacted, including the health-care sector, State governments and the public were announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to fight against the second wave of the pandemic. Relevance: GS-III: Indian […]