29 Sep 21 The Maoists Issue [GS III, SECURITY]
CONTEXT: Home Minister Amit Shah noted in a meeting with State leaders and representatives that the influence of the Maoists in geographical area has reduced from 96 districts in 10...
GS Paper III
29 Sep 21 Outer Space and its Growing Strategic Importance (GS 3, Economics, The Hindu, Indian Express)
Context: We are witnessing a new emphasis on the importance of Outer Space when countries across the world are coming together. Even Private companies are marking tremendous technological achievements. SpaceX,...
29 Sep 21 Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission GS-2 Government Policies & Interventions, Central Sector Schemes, Health, Human Resource
CONTEXT The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission was recently launched by the Prime Minister through a video conference. The nationwide rollout of the project coincides with the National Health Authority (NHA) celebrating...
28 Sep 21 NIRF: Measuring regional diversity (GS III, SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS)
CONTEXT: The Ministry of Education has adopted a method of National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) to rank higher educational institutions in India. WHY IN NEWS: The sixth edition of the NIRF...
27 Sep 21 Flood management (CASE OF NORTH-BIHAR) :GS III, ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
CONTEXT: Bihar has been facing serious challenges with recurrent massive floods over the years. This year it has witnessed two issues — flooding and novel coronavirus pandemic. BACKGROUND: some of Nepal’s...
27 Sep 21 Challenges of Indian Manufacturing Sector
(GS 3, Economics, The Hindu, Excerpts from an interview of Dr. Pawan Goenka, Chairman, Steering Committee for Advancing Local Value-Add and Exports (SCALE) with The Hindu) The Indian manufacturing sector has...
25 Sep 21 Understanding the Buying & Selling of Government Securities by RBI and the Bond Yield (GS 3, Economics, The Hindu, Indian Express, RBI)
News: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that it would conduct open market purchase of government securities under the Government Securities Acquisition Programme 2.0 for ₹15,000 crore on September...
25 Sep 21 When global firms exit, employment suffers (GS-III, Economic Development)
CONTEXT- The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) Report of August 2021 shows that the unemployment rate has increased from approx 7% in July to 8.3% for August 2021. Sector-wise analysis...
25 Sep 21 WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines GS 3 – Government Policies & Interventions, Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Important International Institutions.
CONTEXT: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) after a gap of 16 years. Under these guidelines, WHO has further lowered the recommended levels of...
24 Sep 21 Inflation in a time of low income and reduced demand (GS 3, Economics, The Hindu, Indian Express, PIB)
During the period of high inflation people consume less, essentially if their income is not increasing or reducing. It will be very difficult for them to manage the Essentials like...