UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is on an eight-day visit to India. The purpose of this visit is to further strengthen the relations between the two countries. Mauritius is becoming an integral part of the goals of India’s maritime diplomacy.… Continue reading [Sansad TV] Mudda Aapka: India–Mauritius Relations

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Recently, the Finance Minister has stressed upon the need to increase capital expenditure by both public sector as well as private sector. This is in order to improve the economic growth and invigorate demand in the country. Why increase CAPEX? As… Continue reading [Yojana Archive] Harnessing Multiplier Effect

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Pakistan has witnessed dramatic political developments where yet another elected govt has been unable to complete its full term. It now has a new ‘Wazir-e-Azam’. His name is Shehbaz Sharif. A member of the wealthy Sharif dynasty. A man famous for… Continue reading [Sansad TV] Diplomatic Dispatch: New Govt in Pakistan

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) India and USA have reaffirmed their commitment to promote regional stability and rule of law at the fourth 2 +2 Ministerial Dialogue held in Washington recently. Outcome of the dialogue India’s Defence and EAM and their US counterparts undertook a comprehensive review… Continue reading [Sansad TV] Perspective: INDIA-USA Dialogue

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context After weeks of economic turmoil, Sri Lanka announced that it would be defaulting on all of its external debt worth $51 billion. After running out of foreign exchange for imports, Colombo called the move a last resort. The island nation is… Continue reading [Sansad TV] Perspective: The Sri Lankan Default

Context Cooperation and competition are the two sides of the same coin— ‘Federalism’. Both are essential to take the ‘New India’ march forward economically and socially. While on the one hand the States need to be assisted with resources and sound policy advice, on the other they need to be encouraged to improve their performance.… Continue reading [Yojana Archive] Strengthening Federalism

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Passed by the Parliament this week, the Bill seeks to repeal The Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920 and expands the scope of information the government can collect from convicts, arrested persons and other persons such as habitual offenders. According to Union… Continue reading [Sansad TV] Perspective: Unmasking Criminals

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Earlier this month, the Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of the National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) to monetize surplus land and building assets of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and other agencies linked to the Government. In this article,… Continue reading [Sansad TV] Perspective – NLMC: Utilising Unused Land

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Earlier this week, PM Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison held a virtual summit – the second one since June 2020. Both nations agreed to unlock the untapped potential in bilateral trade and investment. They highlighted the need to conclude… Continue reading [Sansad TV] Perspective: India-Australia Ties

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context The National Education Policy’s stated goal is to reinstate teachers as the most respected members of our society. Evolution of Teacher Education (a) Colonial Period The current style of schooling and teaching emerged during the British rule in India. This system… Continue reading [Yojana Archive] Reinventing Teachers’ Education

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context The battle between Russia and Ukraine continues for the 22nd day after Russia launched its offensive against its neighbor. Russia has put its nuclear forces on alert, calling it a special regime of combat duty; these include the Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles… Continue reading [Sansad TV] Perspective: Nuclear Angle of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Japanese PM Fumio Kishida is on a visit to India. The bilateral summit was held amidst rising tensions over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Japan and India are expected to enhance economic cooperation and share assessments on the crisis in Ukraine… Continue reading [Sansad TV] Perspective: India-Japan Ties

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context February 26th marked the third anniversary of the Balakot airstrike which was conducted by Indian Air Force targeting the terrorist camps operating in Balakot town of Pakistan. It was done in response to a suicidal attack on convoy of vehicles carrying… Continue reading [Sansad TV] Perspective: Surgical Strikes

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Historically, vocational education in schools has been accorded high priority since National Policy on Education, 1986, and Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of Vocationalization of Secondary Education was launched in 1988. Currently, the scheme is being implemented as part of the Centrally… Continue reading [Yojana Archive] Samagra Shiksha: Skilling Youth for Future

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context The Ministry of Defence has been allocated a total budget of Rs 5.25 lakh crore for Financial Year 2022-23. It focuses on modernisation of Defence Services and Defence Security Infrastructure development including the Border Road Infrastructure and Coastal Security Infrastructure. In… Continue reading [Sansad TV] Perspective: Self-Reliance in Defence

Context The New Education Policy 2020 aims to mark a revolution in the entire process of teaching and learning. Incorporation of quality in education is a requirement of essence not just in terms of estimation of efficiency but certainly a valuable dimension to reform the system creating new opportunities. National Education Policy 2020: Highlights The… Continue reading [Yojana Archives] National Education Policy 2020