There’s hope for the rare Great Indian Bustard (Indian Express) Mains Paper 3: Environment Prelims level: Great Indian Bustard Mains level: Challenges ahead to conservation of species Context: Once the frontrunner to be named India’s national bird, the Great Indian Bustard has...
It takes two (Indian Express) Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: CARE Ratings Mains level: Transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints Context: Over the past month or so, leading economic indicators have pointed towards a two-paced recovery. Sales of ...
The trade deals done to please the US have resulted in the loss of livelihood, agricultural land and hard-won labour rights of Indian working classes. What the world needs today is an international order based on the principles of mutual respect, concern and cooperation and public participation....
However, these parties have not shown any allegiance to ideology — they have effortlessly moved from the NDA to UPA and vice versa to bargain for a better share of seats or ministerial berths. Never have these parties left an alliance or joined one on matters of Dalit empowerment or emancipa...
A Poll-Proof Relationship(Indian Express) Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: COMCASA Mains level: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Context: Coming amidst China’s continuing aggression on the Ladakh frontier,...
We the Migrants (Indian Express) Mains Paper 2: International Prelims level: Labour migration Mains level: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora Context: Labour migration is a central phenomenon in South Asia. ...
Reforms needed to achieve the objectives of Ujjwala (Indian Express) Mains Paper 3: Governance Prelims level: Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Mains level: Welfare schemes for the vulnerable sections Context • The political will and a well-meaning execution machinery was what delivered t...
Weighing in on the public sector privatisation debate (Indian Express) Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: BPCL Mains level: Privatisation of public sector undertakings Context: There seem to be broadly three positions with respect to the privatisation of public sector undertakings (PS...
The public policy dilemma (Indian Express) Mains Paper 2:Governance Prelims level: Not much Mains level: Balancing the conflicts and policy making between various stakeholders Context: Since the days of Frank Knight, economists have differentiated between the two. ...
Last child matters (Indian Express) Mains Paper 2: National Prelims level: ASER report Mains level: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their implementation Context: The DIGITAL PIVOT in India’s schooling system risks pushing it into dee...