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 [Burning Issue] Might of the Chola Empire

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

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 [Burning issue] 5G rollout in India

Context The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched a massive nationwide search operation in connection with anti-terror activities linked to the Popular Front of India-PFI for alleged terror links. The PFI has been alleged with a possible connection to terror activities in the country and organized crimes such as money laundering, terror funding, etc. In this context,… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Organized crimes and Terrorism in India

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context India is witnessing the spread of the Lumpy Skin Disease infection which has killed nearly 75,000 cattle in India and spread to more than 10 States and UTs. The scale of deaths and spatial spread of the viral infection is important… Continue reading [Burning Issue] India’s Dairy Sector: Significance, Challenges and Way Forward

Context The UNESCO United Nations World Water Development Report of 2022 has encapsulated global concern over the sharp rise in freshwater withdrawal from streams, lakes, aquifers and human-made reservoirs, impending water stress and also water scarcity being experienced in different parts of the world. A NITI Aayog report, ‘Composite Water Management Index (2018) has sounded… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Growing water crisis in India

Context According to the latest National Health Accounts Report, India’s total health expenditure went down from 3.9 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2013-14 to 3.2 per cent in 2018-19. The fact is alarming as it points toward the reducing health expenditure of the government at a time when the Health sector… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Low Health Expenditure in India- Prospects and Challenges

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Parts of Bengaluru, India’s IT and startup capital faced unprecedented floods last week. This is not the first instance of urban flooding in India. In fact, urban flooding is becoming increasingly common in many parts of the country with this monsoon… Continue reading [Burning issue] Urban Floods in India

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has arrived in India for a four-day visit to boost bilateral ties. India has marched past Britain to emerge as the fifth-largest economy and similarly, with Sheikh Hasina at the helm for over 13 years, her country… Continue reading [Burning Issue] India-Bangladesh Relationship