GS – 2 China’s moves are spurring support for coordination between other Indo-pacific partners with their desire for US leadership. Comment 250 Words In the News: India’s deadly encounter with China in the Galwan Valley is not an outlier in Beijing’s recent behaviour in Asia. China’s coronavirus “mask diplomacy” has given way to tense geopolitical confrontations withContinue reading “Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 17/2020”
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Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 15/2020
GS – 2 Information overload about the corona virus pandemic can add to the dangers posed by the pathogen. Explain. 150 Words In the News: In the late 1970s, media invented the term ‘compassion fatigue’. There were so many public demands being made for charitable donations for victims the world over of man-made crises, likeContinue reading “Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 15/2020”
Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 14/2020
GS – 2 Concluding a trade deal between India-EU is imperative. Explain 150 Words In the News: The need for a trade deal between the two sides looms large. India has restarted trade talks with the EU for a preferential trade agreement, with the ultimate goal of actualising a free trade agreement. It will beContinue reading “Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 14/2020”
Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 11/2020
GS – 2 Despite the renewed policy focus on cities, the pandemic has exposed the weaknesses in handling a public emergency. Critically analyse the statement. 150 Words In the News: The novel coronavirus pandemic has largely been an urban crisis so far, with megacities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai accounting for most of the COVID-19Continue reading “Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 11/2020”
Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 12/2020
GS – 2 Migration is India’s largest and most successful avenue though not an official policy of reducing poverty. Explain.150 Words In the News: Census data shows that individuals migrating for work rose from 30 million in 2001 to 41 million in 2011. This was the very period when India’s GDP growth skyrocketed to 8%Continue reading “Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 12/2020”
Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 13/2020
GS – 3 Financial sector is the fulcrum of government’s economic revival plan. Explain in detail about the unclogging credit and the fixing it requires.150 Words In the News: The trend of lock down undermines economic recovery. Also, it makes policy making difficult. It’s in this backdrop that we must locate observations on the financialContinue reading “Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 13/2020”
NABARD development Day – July 12
Context: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is an Apex Development Financial Institution in India. The Bank has been entrusted with “matters concerning Policy Planning and Operations in the field of credit for Agriculture and other Economic activities in rural areas in India”. NABARD is active in developing Financial Inclusion policy. Background: NABARD was established on the recommendations of B. Sivaramman Committee, (by Act 61,Continue reading “NABARD development Day – July 12”
Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 10/2020
GS – 2 The truncations suggested by CBSE violate the holistic nature of the planned curriculum. Analyse the statement in relation to the current context. 150 Words In the News: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced a reduction in the curriculum for the year 2020-2021 for Classes IX to XII. This is aContinue reading “Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 10/2020”
Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 9
GS – 2 Amidst a pandemic, project in critical forest habitats are being considered or have been given clearance by Environment ministry. Critically Analyse the statement.150 Words. In the News: The 21st century has seen multiple lethal epidemics. Two were serious enough for the World Health Organization to designate as pandemics. The accelerating destruction ofContinue reading “Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 9”
Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 8/2020
GS – 2 Without proper rule of law, citizens are condemned to live in local tyrannies. What does the present incident reveal about the nature of our state and the link between law and violence? 150 Words In the News: The modern state emerged by gathering power dispersed among rivalries’, local strongmen and depositing itContinue reading “Daily UPSC Mains Question – July 8/2020”