Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: Not much Mains level: India and its neighborhood relations Context: • If India’s foreign and security policy planners had anticipated developments in Afghanistan they would have pursued nimble approaches, seeking to establish open…
Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: Novel coronavirus case Mains level: Scenario of novel coronavirus case in India Context: • In 106 days since the first laboratory-confirmed novel coronavirus case was reported on January 30, India surpassed China’s tally of…
Mains Paper 2: National Prelims level: National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Mains level: Objectives of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Context: • The NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test) for medical courses is becoming a sign of over-centralization in education. • The interests of democracy…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: ESCAP Mains level: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Context: • The Asia-Pacific seas provide food, livelihoods, and a sense of identity, especially for coastal communities…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Transport of Native Labourers Act Mains level: Significance behind having labour laws Context: • Through the public health crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are witness to another massive tragedy of workers being…
Mains Paper 2: National Prelims level: Labour laws Mains level: Constitutional and political questions raise concern the abrogation of labour laws Context: • Following the adage, “never waste a crisis”, the government of Uttar Pradesh, last week, introduced an ordinance…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: MSME packages Mains level: Role of MSMEs in economic inclusion Context: • From an overall perspective, the first tranche of announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan on Wednesday…
Mains Paper 2: National Prelims level: Swadeshi Economic Policies Mains level: Given the emphasis on the renewal of Swadeshi Economic Policies Context: • Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on a renewed drive for a self-reliant India is not merely a…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Rs 20 lakh crore package Mains level: Impact of Rs 20 lakh crore package for economic revival Context: • Even the standards of the stimulus package in developed nations like the US, Prime Minister…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: JAM trinity Mains level: Economic inclusion through the welfare of schemes Context: • For some years now, the so-called JAM trinity (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) has been propounded as a dream cash-transfer infrastructure for India. •…
Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: Convalescent plasma therapy Mains level: Convalescent plasma therapy and its effectiveness Context: • With the ethics committee approval in hand on May 8, the ICMR cleared the last hurdle to conduct a multicentric phase-2…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Rajya Sabha Mains level: Rajya Sabha role and its responsibilities Context: • The Rajya Sabha came into being on April 3, 1952, and held its first session on May 13 the same year. The…
