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 [Burning issue] Issue over Hijab Ban

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 [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, 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

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