Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC 08 December 2021
Contents Mediation Bill: Not getting the Act together Health account numbers that require closer scrutiny Mediation Bill: Not getting the Act together Context: The Ministry of Law and Justice has placed the Draft Mediation Bill, 2021 in public domain seeking feedback and suggestions from all stakeholders. Relevance: GS-II: Governance (Government Policies and Initiatives, Issues arising […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC 06 December 2021
Contents A docket full of unresolved constitutional cases Implementation of Kasturirangan Committee recommendations A docket full of unresolved constitutional cases Context: During the framing of the Indian Constitution, it was proposed that any petition alleging a breach of fundamental rights by the state ought to be judicially decided within one month. It was recommended during […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC 07 December 2021
Contents The need to reopen anganwadis Cooperation awaits its ‘finding Raiffeisen’ moment The need to reopen anganwadis Context: Being closed since the April 2020-lockdown, anganwadis are slowly reopening. Those in Karnataka, Bihar and Tamil Nadu are opening or considering opening shortly. As part of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), anganwadis play a crucial role […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC 04 December 2021
Contents COP27, in Egypt, must focus on food systems COP27, in Egypt, must focus on food systems Context: The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) held in Glasgow between October and November 2021 with a huge gathering, generating headlines, criticisms, and some commitments. “Our fragile planet is hanging by a thread… It is time to […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC 03 December 2021
Contents Breathing fresh air into the NCR’s pollution control Should the state stop focusing on population control? Breathing fresh air into the NCR’s pollution control Context: Chief Justice of India asked the Government as a ‘layman’ the question that haunts the Capital, that is, why does pollution continue to smother Delhi despite orders from Supreme […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses For UPSC 02 December 2021
Contents Small grant but a big opportunity for local bodies India’s informal economy has not shrunk Errors of judgment in POCSO case Small grant but a big opportunity for local bodies Context: In early November 2021, a potentially game-changing and transformative development went by, almost unnoticed — the release of almost Rs. 8,500 crores to […]
Editorials/Opinions Analyses for UPSC 01 December 2021
Contents Afghanistan, the rise of a narco-terrorist state Afghanistan, the rise of a narco-terrorist state Context: India’s anxieties over ungoverned spaces and lawless Afghanistan turning into a significant source of internal security threat are gradually turning into reality. According to a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), opium production in […]