[Burning Issue] The Case of Governor’s Activism

Click and get your FREE copy of Current Affairs micro notes Context A tweet put out recently by the office of the Kerala Governor evoked nationwide attention. The Governor sent a letter to the Kerala CM asking him to act against the State Finance Minister, who, according to the Governor, had “ceased to enjoy” the… Continue reading

[Sansad TV] Perspective: Interpol- Secure World & Global Responsibility

Click and get your FREE Copy of CURRENT AFFAIRS Micro Notes Context A safe and a secure world is a shared responsibility. When threats like terrorism, drug trafficking, corruption and organized crime are global, the response to them cannot just be local. That was PM Modi’s emphasis at the 90th Interpol General Assembly, recently… Continue reading

[Sansad TV] Perspective: Big Tech Monopoly

Click and get your FREE copy of Current Affairs micro notes Context The Competition Commission of India has imposed a provisional penalty of Rs. 1337.76 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple markets in the Android Mobile device ecosystem. The regulator also issued cease and desist directions to the tech giant on… Continue reading

[Burning issue] Indian Space Industry

Click and Get your FREE copy of Current Affairs Micro notes Context The Indian Space Research Organisation recently launched a constellation of 36 broadband satellites developed by OneWeb to Low Earth Orbit. This was the first commercial launch for LVM-3 and the mission is being conducted under an agreement between OneWeb and New Space India… Continue reading

[Burning Issue] China as India’s ‘Frenemy’

Context China has placed a hold on the proposal to designate Shahid Mahmood as a global terrorist under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council. It is the fourth time that China has blocked an India-US proposal in recent months. Some analysts reckon that India and China are fated to remain… Continue reading

[Sansad TV] Diplomatic Dispatch: India-Australia Ties

Context As External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has just completed a visit to Australia after attending the annual Foreign Ministers’ Framework Dialogue. In this article we take a deep dive into India’s relationship with Australia. India-Australia Relations: A Backgrounder The India-Australia bilateral relationship has undergone evolution in recent years, developing along a positive track,… Continue reading

[Burning Issue] India-Africa Relationship

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context The India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD) was recently held on the sidelines of Defence Expo 2022 and successfully brought fifty African countries and India together on a single stage. The IADD adopted a ‘Gandhinagar declaration’ as an outcome document. It proposes to… Continue reading

[Sansad TV] Diplomatic Dispatch | Nuclear Deterrence in Contemporary World

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Humanity has luckily survived 75 years without experiencing nuclear war, can one expect luck to last indefinitely? In this article, we shall discuss about what raising the nuclear stakes meant for the war in Ukraine and for the world at large.… Continue reading

[Burning issue] Issue over Hijab Ban

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context The Two-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in the popular “Hijab case” has delivered a split verdict. The matter will be now heard by a larger Constitution Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India. Earlier in march 2022, stating… Continue reading

[Sansad TV] Perspective: Data Localization- Is India prepared?

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context In 2006 British mathematician Clive Humbly said that Data is the oil of the 21st Century. This has indeed turned out to be true with the rapid growth of the digital economy. Data plays an increasingly important role as an economic… Continue reading

[Burning issue] 75 Years of India’s Foreign Policy and its Success

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Recently, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar snubbed US (while justifying its ties with Russia) over opting for Pakistan’s Dictatorship as a reliable partner over India. The minister is being praised by several experts for such graceful criticism of the US… Continue reading

[Yojana Archive] Kashmir: Poetry and Mysticism

Context In the evolution and development of literary, criticism, metaphysics and poetics in Sanskrit, Kashmir holds an important place as being the birthplace or residence of several prominent literary critics, theoreticians, philosophers and commentators. Contributions of Kashmir in the field of literature (1) Sages The list includes names such as Panini, Chandracharya, Bharata, Kshemendra, Abhinavagupta,… Continue reading

[Sansad TV] Perspective: e-RUPI: Digital Currency Push

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context The Reserve Bank of India will soon commence limited pilot launches of the digital rupee for specific use cases. A concept note on the Central Bank Digital Currency was released on Friday. It explains the objectives, choices, benefits and risks of… Continue reading

[Burning Issue] Might of the Chola Empire

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Recently, a Tamil movie- Ponniyin Selvan I, based on Kalki’s wonderful creation of a world of the Cholas, has been released in Indian theatres. The movie has renewed the interest in knowing more about one of the oldest and longest-ruling dynasties… Continue reading

[Sansad TV] Perspective – Theatre Commands

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, late General Bipin Rawat was instrumental in laying down the foundation for joint theatre commands in India. His successor, Lt. General Anil Chauhan has now spelt it as his priority area. In his maiden communication… Continue reading

[Burning Issue] Successes and Failures of GST after 5 years

Context The monumental indirect tax reform, the Goods and Services Tax (GST), completed five years in existence in July 2022. This burning issue edition would analyze the impacts of GST on the Indian economy and whether the reform has achieved its stated objectives or not. What is GST? GST is an indirect tax that has… Continue reading

[Sansad TV] Perspective: Gambia Death Menace

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context The death of 66 children in the Gambia, linked to cough syrups manufactured by an Indian firm, has spurred the government to launch an urgent probe into the matter. Samples of the cough syrups, being blamed for the deaths, have been… Continue reading

[Burning Issue] Global fuel dynamics and India’s Energy Security

Context Despite the global decline in crude oil prices over the last month and buying of cheap Russian crude oil, the retail prices of Petrol and Diesel in India have remained high. These increased prices have also caused high inflation in India, leading to an increase in key policy rates by RBI. In this context,… Continue reading

[Yojana Archive] Counter-Terrorism Scenario in J&K

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region has been afflicted by the problem of cross-border terrorism, separatist violence and armed militancy for more than 30 years. Militancy in J&K: A Backgrounder Since the early 1990s, this militancy has transformed radically as various internal… Continue reading

[Burning issue] 5G rollout in India

Context October 1, 2022, marks an important date in the country’s history which is when telecom companies in India start rolling out 5G for users after months of testing. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the commercial rollout of 5G services in India at the India Mobile Congress 2022. Thus, in this edition of the Burning… Continue reading

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