Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 16 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 16 February 2023 Contents India Wants $5 Billion In Defence Exports By 2025 Context The Prime Minister recently announced plans to increase annual defence exports to $5 billion over the following two years, as arms companies flocked to a significant air show in an effort to cut into the nation’s massive […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 15 February 2023
Contents: Make farming climate proof Context: The retail Inflation in January has surprised everyone as it has crossed 6% upper of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s threshold. Relevance: GS-III: Indian Economy (Economic Development of India, Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy, Inflation) Dimensions of the Article: Key Points: The retail Inflation in January stood at 6.5%, […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 14 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 14 February 2023 Contents The Law and Order Matrix in India requires a reboot Context The recently held annual All India Conference of Directors General/Inspectors General of Police saw a departure from the past when some topics that were discussed made their way into the public eye. This sparked some debate […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 13 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 13 February 2023 Contents Examining the India-France Partnership’s Blue Initiative Context The 25th anniversary of India and France’s strategic partnership presents a significant opportunity for both countries to reflect on their relationships. Relevance GS Paper-2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and affecting India’s interests; India- France Relation […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 11 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 11 February 2023 Contents The Fine Print in the Indo-US Pact, iCET Context The latest agreement between India and the US, the iCET, is a follow-up to the declaration made by the two leaders during the third Quad Leaders’ Summit, which took place in May 2022. Relevance GS Paper-2: Effect of […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 10 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 10 February 2023 Contents For Economic Resilience, India Must Lower Public Debt Context Relevance GS Paper-3: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development, and employment Mains Question To increase economic resilience for the upcoming years, the public debt ratio needs to return to levels that were […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 09 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 09 February 2023 Contents Trees Make Cities Cooler Context With the return of El Nio, this summer could be even worse than the hottest on record for Europe in 2022, which resulted in over 20,000 additional deaths throughout western Europe. Relevance GS Paper-3: Biodiversity and Environment Mains Question What is Urban […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 08 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 08 February 2023 Contents There’s More to India’s Energy Transition Than the Coal Story Context Relevance GS Paper-3: Infrastructure: Energy Mains Question What are India’s main obstacles to achieving a just energy transition, how can they be overcome, and how can this be done within the framework of India’s overall energy […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 07 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 07 February 2023 Contents Development From Doles Context It is a brave move to reorient support in the agri-food-rural space from doles towards development. The budget has done well to reorient government spending on subsidies towards rural infrastructure schemes. Relevance GS Paper-3: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it, Government Budgeting […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 06 February 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 06 February 2023 Contents The Ladakh Issue Context After Sonam Wangchuk, a Magsaysay Award winner, went on a fast, a movement erupted calling for the inclusion of the Ladakh region in the Sixth Schedule under Article 244 of the Constitution (which provides special protection to tribal populations). Relevance GS Paper-2: Indian […]