Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 23 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 23 August 2022 Contents CBDC: The ‘digital rupee’ Increasing Cloudburst Incidents in India CBDC: The ‘Digital Rupee’ Context According to reports, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) digital rupee — the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — could be introduced in stages, starting with wholesale businesses in the current fiscal year. […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 22 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 22 August 2022 Contents Forever chemicals: Contaminating rainwater AFT’s delivery of justice Forever Chemicals: Contaminating Rainwater Context A recent study published in Environment Science and Technology has found that rainwater from many places across the globe is contaminated with “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,” (PFAs), which are called “forever chemicals” because of their tendency to […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 20 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 20 August 2022 Contents An India Blockchain Platform India’s treatment of women An India Blockchain Platform Context In order to transform India’s digital ecosystem, the article discusses the need for blockchain-based digital infrastructure. A draught National Strategy on Blockchain was also published by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 19 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 19 August 2022 Contents The historical and cultural connections between India and Thailand Government to count sewer cleaners The Historical and Cultural Connections Between India and Thailand Context India and the Southeast Asia region share a long history of cultural and commercial relations. The classical Sanskrit and Pali texts from India […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 18 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 18 August 2022 Contents West Nile virus Delhi and Kolkata are the world’s most polluted cities West Nile Virus Context The West Nile virus was found in two people, one in Brooklyn and one in Queens, as well as a “record number” of infected mosquitoes throughout the city, according to the […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 17 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 17 August 2022 Contents India at 75: Taking a step back from an ecological disaster A scheme for India-EU interactions India at 75: Taking A Step Back From An Ecological Disaster Context Chipko. The Valley of Silence. Narmada. Koel-Karo. Many of us who were passionate about environmental issues as children in […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 16 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 16 August 2022 Contents India at 75: The fragility of the Northeast’s integration DigiYatra: The contactless passenger processing system for airports India at 75: The Fragility of the Northeast’s Integration Context The concept of India is changing once more, and any return to “mainstream versus sub-stream friction” signals danger. Relevance GS […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 13 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 13 August 2022 Contents Drought is looming over Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar ILO report: India’s youth employment has declined Drought is Looming Over Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar Context Never in the last 122 years have Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand experienced such low monsoon rainfall. The administration is finalising contingency […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 12 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 12 August 2022 Contents The reliability of poverty survey data Culture of Freebies The Reliability of Poverty Survey Data Context Based on the fourth and fifth rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data, the Poverty Ratio (Head Count Ratio) in Tamil Nadu decreased from 4.89% in 2015-16 to 1.57% […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 11 August 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 11 August 2022 Contents A new G20 global vision Biofuel Plants and Ethanol Blending A New G20 Global Vision Context India will take over the presidency from Indonesia and host the G20 Leaders Summit for the first time in 2023. While India has a clear understanding of the G20’s role, there […]