[21st August 2024] India’s Ethanol Blending Target: Progress, Challenges, and Regional Dynamics

Why in the News? India is on track to achieve its ambitious goal of blending 20% ethanol with petrol by 2025-26. While significant progress has been made in increasing ethanol production, the initiative is not without its challenges. The food versus fuel debate and concerns about fuel efficiency in existing vehicles continue to loom large… Continue reading

[20th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The ‘livery of India’s freedom’ is under threat

PYQ Relevance:Mains:Q.1 Bring out the constructive programmes of Mahatma Gandhi during the Non-Cooperation Movement and Civil Disobedience Movement. (UPSC IAS/2021) Q.2 Can the strategy of regional-resource-based manufacturing help in promoting employment in India? (UPSC IAS/2019) Note4Students: Prelims: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC); Mains: Challenges related to khadi industry; Mentor comments: The khadi industry in India… Continue reading

[19th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: New migrant realities in Karnataka’s gig sector

PYQ Relevance: Q How globalization has led to the reduction of employment in the formal sector of the Indian economy? Is increased informalization detrimental to the development of the country? (UPSC IAS/2016) Q Examine the role of ‘Gig Economy’ in the process of empowerment of women in India. (UPSC IAS/2021) Q Besides the welfare schemes,… Continue reading

[17th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The essence of India’s inflation problem

PYQ Relevance: Q.1) Do you agree with the view that steady GDP growth and low inflation have left the Indian economy in good shape? Give reasons in support of your arguments. (UPSC IAS/2019) Q.2) Besides the welfare schemes, India needs deft management of inflation and unemployment to serve the poor and the underprivileged sections of… Continue reading

[16th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: An obstinate refusal to focus on welfare

PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q. 1 Performance of welfare schemes that are implemented for vulnerable sections is not so effective due to absence of their awareness and active involvement at all stages of policy process. Discuss. (UPSC IAS/2014) Q. 2 Hunger and Poverty are the biggest challenges for good governance in India still today. Evaluate how… Continue reading

[15th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The trial that progressed rapidly towards Independence

PYQ Relevance:Mains: Q Highlight the importance of the new objectives that got added to the vision of Indian Independence since the twenties of the last century. (UPSC IAS/2017)Q Why did the armies of the British East India Company – mostly comprising of Indian Soldiers – win consistently against the more numerous and better-equipped armies of the… Continue reading

[14th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The shock-effects of South Asian tumult

PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q1 Do you think that BIMSTEC is a parallel organisation like the SAARC? What are the similarities and dissimilarities between the two? How are Indian foreign policy objectives realized by forming this new organisation? (UPSC IAS/2022) Q2 Critically examine the compulsions which prompted India to play a decisive role in the emergence… Continue reading

[13th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Disinformation, AI and ‘cyber chakravyuh’

PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q. Discuss different types of cyber crimes and measures required to be taken to fight the menace. (UPSC IAS/2020)Q. “The emergence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Digital Revolution) has initiated e-Governance as an integral part of government”. Discuss. (UPSC IAS/2020) Note4Students: Mains: Challenges due to AI in 2024; Mentor comment: Concerns in… Continue reading

[12th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Parties, serious crimes and the need for judicial clarity

PYQ Relevance:Mains: Q) Money laundering poses a serious security threat to a country’s economic sovereignty. What is its significance for India and what steps are required to be taken to control this menace? (2013) Q) Discuss how emerging technologies and globalisation contribute to money laundering. Elaborate measures to tackle the problem of money laundering both… Continue reading

[10th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Refugee rights, the gendered nature of displacement

PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q1 “Refugees should not be turned back to the country where they would face persecution or human right violation”. Examine the statement with reference to ethical dimension being violated by the nation claiming to be democratic with open society. (UPSC IAS/2021) Q2 Cross-border movement of insurgents is only one of the several… Continue reading

[9th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: A moment for just transition litigation to take wing

PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q1 “Policy contradictions among various competing sectors and stakeholders have resulted in inadequate ‘protection and prevention of degradation to the environment.” Comment with relevant illustrations. (UPSC IAS/2018) Q2 Environmental Impact Assessment studies are increasingly undertaken before a project is cleared by the Government. Discuss the environmental impacts of coal-fired thermal plants located… Continue reading

[8th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The leader who lost touch with Bangladesh

PYQ Relevance: Q. The protests in Shahbag Square in Dhaka in Bangladesh reveal a fundamental split in society between the nationalists and Islamic forces. What is its significance for India? (UPSC IAS/2013) Q. Critically examine the compulsions which prompted India to play a decisive roles in the emergence of Bangladesh. (UPSC IAS/2013) Mentors’ comment: The… Continue reading

[7th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: Powering up to get to the $30-trillion economy point

PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q1 Define potential GDP and explain its determinants. What are the factorsthat have been inhibiting India from realizing its potential GDP? (UPSC IAS/2020) Q2 Explain the difference between the computing methodology of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) before the year 2015 and after the year 2015. (UPSC IAS/2021) Note4Students: Mains: Challenges related to… Continue reading

[6th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The social benefits of stock market speculation

PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q1 Comment on the important changes introduced in respect of the Long-term Capital Gains Tax (LCGT) and Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) in the Union Budget for 2018-2019. (UPSC IAS/2018) Q2 Distinguish between Capital Budget and Revenue Budget. Explain the components of both these Budgets. (UPSC IAS/2021) Prelims: Under which of the following… Continue reading

[5th August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The psychology of extravagance

PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q1 Critically discuss the objectives of Bhoodan and Gramdan movements initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave and their success. (UPSC IAS/2013) Q2 Can the vicious cycle of gender inequality, poverty and malnutrition be broken through microfinancing of women SHGs? Explain with examples. (UPSC IAS/2021) Note4Students: Mains: Reason behind the inequality in India ;… Continue reading

[3rd August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The five guidelines to a Dragon-Elephant tango

PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q1 The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is viewed as a cardinal subset of China’s larger ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative. Give a brief description of CPEC and enumerate the reasons why India has distanced itself from the same. (UPSC IAS/2018) Q2 China is using its economic relations and positive trade surplus as… Continue reading

[2nd August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: A verdict on the Money Bill that India awaits

PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q1 The Indian Constitution has provisions for holding joint sessions of the two houses of the Parliament. Enumerate the occasions when this would normally happen and also the occasions when it cannot, with reasons thereof. (UPSC IAS/2017) Q2 Rajya Sabha has been transformed from a ‘useless stepney tyre’ to the most useful… Continue reading

[1st August 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The global struggle for a pandemic treaty

PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q1 COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented devastation worldwide. However, technological advancements are being availed readily to win over the crisis. Give an account of how technology was sought to aid the management of the pandemic. (UPSC IAS/2020) Q2 Critically examine the role of WHO in providing global health security during the Covid-19… Continue reading

[31st July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: A Licence Raj for digital content creators

PYQ Relevance: Mains:Q1 Has digital illiteracy, particularly in rural areas, coupled with lack of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessibility hindered socio-economic development? Examine with justification. (UPSC IAS/2021) Q2 What do understand by the concept “freedom of speech and expression”? Does it cover hate speech also? Why do films in India stand on a slightly… Continue reading

[30th July 2024] The Hindu Op-ed: The problem with India’s blocking of the Chinese

PYQ Relevance: Mains: Q1 China is using its economic relations and positive trade surplus as tools to develop potential military power status in Asia’, In the light of this statement, discuss its impact on India as her neighbour. (UPSC IAS/2021) Q2 With respect to the South China sea, maritime territorial disputes and rising tension affaire… Continue reading

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