UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context: Radicalization in India Recently, India witnessed a series of extremist acts by some radicalized youth from different cities like Udaipur which later got extended to the “sar tan se juda” sloganeering and related controversy. Last year also, The NIA made multiple… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Radicalization in India

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers will implement One Nation One Fertilizer (ONOF) under the fertilizer subsidy scheme named “Pradhanmantri Bhartiya Janurvarak Pariyojna” (PMBJP). In this edition of the Burning issue, we will delve deeper into the fertilizer sector of India,… Continue reading [Burning issue] Fertilizer Sector of India

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Recently, the Gujarat government released 11 convicts who were sentenced to life imprisonment for the heinous murder and gang rape of women during the Gujarat communal riots of 2002. The action by the government has received heavy criticism from all sections of… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Bilkis Bano Case

Context Power is one of the most crucial components for the economic growth and welfare of nations. The existence and development of an adequate power sector are essential for the sustainable growth of the Indian economy.  In this context, a report titled, “Investing for Impact: Renewable Energy & Cleantech,” released by Aspire Circle, has projected… Continue reading [Burning issue] Renewable energy in India: Prospects, Challenges, Policies and Way Forward

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context On 2nd August 2022, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, the Chinese have been conducting aggressive military drills near Taiwan. This situation is so critical that a minor miscalculation here and there could escalate this conflict to World War… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Decoding China’s War Strategy to invade Taiwan

Context Recently, India celebrated its 75th Independence Day. The occasion provides us a great opportunity to delve back in time when a newly independent nation made its ‘tryst’ with political democracy and how it is faring today on key democratic factors as well as in comparison to other major democracies of the world What is… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Indian Democracy@75

“Disruption is replacing discussion as the foundation of our legislative functioning” Context The recently concluded monsoon session of the Parliament again witnessed a high level of ruckus from Opposition Members of Parliament leading to the suspension of several of them by the Speaker. Also, last month several Opposition leaders criticized the post and powers of… Continue reading [Burning issue] Opposition in India: Role, Challenges and Way forward

Context With the beginning of the monsoon season in June, pictures of floods in several parts of India have started coming up. Recently, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Assam have witnessed floods fury. Also, cities like Hyderabad witnessed urban flooding leaving millions of people displaced. Thus, the flooding in India topic becomes relevant for the… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Recurring Floods in India

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context The brief visit by the United States House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, to Taiwan, against stern warnings issued by China, has the potential to increase the already deteriorating relationship between the U.S. and China. The move severely undermined China’s perception of sovereignty and territorial… Continue reading [Burning issue] China-Taiwan Tension: A flash point in Indo-Pacific