Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 03 May 2022
Contents
- The supply bottlenecks causing power shortages
- Quasi-Federalism in India
The Supply Bottlenecks Causing Power Shortages
Context
The power sector in India is going through a crisis. Peak shortages in some states have reached double digits.
Relevance
GS-III: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
Dimensions of the Article
- Chronology of the crisis
- Coal shortage crisis
- Reasons for coal shortage and fall in generation
- Transportation problem faced by Indian Railways
- Way Forward
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Quasi-Federalism in India
Context
The contemporary discourse on federalism in India is moving on a discursive across multiple dimensions, be it economic, political and cultural. It is argued that India is at an inflection point vis-a-vis Centre-State relations owing to increasing asymmetry.
Relevance
GS-II: Functions and Responsibilities of the Union and the States, Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the Federal Structure, Devolution of Powers and Finances up to Local Levels and Challenges Therein.
Dimensions of the Article
- What is Federalism?
- Indian case: Federal, quasi-federal or hybrid?
- Reasons for a centralized federal structure
- Way Forward
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