11 May 21 Groundwater depletion
(GS PAPER-3 INFRASTRUCTURE) (SOURCE- THE HINDU) Context- Groundwater depletion the cropping intensity are the amount of land planted in the winter season may decrease up to 20% by 2025 noted by a report Highlights...
Current Affairs
11 May 21 Vaccine skirmishes (The Hindu, Economy, GS-3)
Context:- Developing countries are asking the intellectual property right wavier for COVID-19 vaccine. Why IPR waiver on COVID vaccines is needed. Developing countries are the one who are...
11 May 21 Decoding inequality in a digital world( The Hindu, GS-2,3 Science and tech, economy, governance)
Context:-Technological changes in education and health are worsening inequities. Covid-19 pandemic led to increased use of digital technologies in services, especially healthcare and education. This also led to inaccessibility...
10 May 21 Foreign Exchange Rate
(GS PAPER-3, Economy Source- rbi.org) What is Foreign Exchange Rate- Foreign exchange reserves are assets held on reserve by a central bank in foreign currencies, which can include...
10 May 21 National Financial Reporting Authority
(GS PAPER-3, INSTITUTIONS Source- Economic Times) Context National financial reporting authority has prepared a provisional database of companies and auditors Highlights Establishment of this database involves following critical steps. Identification and verification of the...
10 May 21 Outreach and overreach (GS-2, Polity, The Hindu)
Context:- Judicial intervention in response to the health crisis ineffectively tackled by center has reached its apotheosis. Supreme Court order forming a 12-member national task force for the effective and...
10 May 21 A TRIPS waiver is useful but not a magic pill (The Hindu, GS-2, International Relations, Economy)
Context:- Innovation and invention during this tough time to fight against corona, on one hand we have to protect the people from the onslaught and on the other hand we...
08 May 21 National income
GS PAPER3, ECONOMY SOURCE- THE HINDU Introduction- National income refers to a money value of a final goods and services produced within a country during a financial year. Whereas income level is...
08 May 21 Child and forced labour
(GS paper-2, policy Source- Livemint) Context: A recent study I have raised the issue of ambiguity about definitions of child labour and forced labour in India especially for sugarcane producing states of Bihar...
07 May 21 India rhino vision 2020
(GS PAPER-3, Ecology and Environment Source- Livemint) Context Recently two adult one horned Rhinos translocated from Pobitora wildlife sanctuary to Manas National Park, under the aegis of Indian rhino vision 2020. The...
