Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 09 May 2022
Contents
- How to tackle food inflation – and how not to
- A new track for Capital Punishment Jurisprudence
How To Tackle Food Inflation – and How Not To
Context
Recently, the RBI raised the repo rate by 40 basis points (bps) and the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 bps with a view to tame inflation.
Relevance
GS-III: Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices; Public Distribution System – Objectives, Functioning, Limitations, Revamping; Issues of Buffer Stocks and Food Security; Technology Missions; Economics of Animal-Rearing.
Dimensions of the Article
- How effective would be the rate hike in taming the inflation?
- Opportunities and challenges for India
- Need for rationalizing Food Subsidy
- Way Forward
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A New Track For Capital Punishment Jurisprudence
Context
A recent trend in the evolution of jurisprudence around the death penalty in India may reset judicial thinking around sentencing and have long-term ramifications in the awarding of capital punishment.
Relevance
GS-II: Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency and Accountability, E-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; Citizens Charters, Transparency & Accountability and institutional and other measures.
Dimensions of the Article
- New thinking in the Jurisprudence around Capital Punishment
- Lack of Judicial Uniformity
- Mitigation Investigation
- Way Forward
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