Mains Paper 3: Environment Prelims level: Change Conference of the Parties Mains level: Highlights the outcome of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties program Context: • The 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in…
Mains Paper 3: Environment Prelims level: Energy security Mains level: Energy Context: • The editorial traces a path of clean energy for India and it also demonstrates a commitment to climate change mitigation by optimising resources with indigenous technology. •…
Mains Paper 3: Internal Security Prelims level: Police Commemoration Day Mains level: Police reforms Context: • 21 October is observed as Police Commemoration Day. • 21st Oct, 1959: On this day in 1959 that a pitched battle was fought against…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Coal Sector Mains level: Coal crisis in India Context: • The supply of coal in India is well below the demand. Whereas the demand is nearly a billion million tonnes (MT), the supply is…
Mains Paper 3: Environment Prelims level: COP26 Mains level: Importance for Carbon market for India Context: • Article 6 of the Paris Agreement introduces provisions for using international carbon markets to facilitate fulfilment of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by countries.…
Mains Paper 2: International Prelims level: Global Hunger Index Mains level: Social Justice Context: • This was expected given that it ranks India 101 out of 116 countries for which reliable and comparable data exist. • To add insult to…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Electricity Amendment Bill Mains level: Energy infrastructure Context: • In an energy-dependent country like India, the availability of energy supplies at affordable rates is pivotal for fulfilling developmental priorities. The energy sector is beset…
Mains Paper 3: Defence and Security Prelims level: Jammu and Kashmir Mains level: Internal Security Context: • The uptick in the number of deaths of civilians in Kashmir, including those of the minority community after terror attacks recently is a…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Index of industrial production Mains level: States and Centre must cut fuel levies to bring down inflation and fuel consumption Context: • The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Food security Mains level: Agri-food systems need a transformative change for better production, nutrition, environment and life Context: • The findings from the first round of the 5th National Family Health Survey(NFHS) suggest that…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code Mains level: Health Context: • Countless workers engaged in mines, construction and factories in India are silently dying of exposure to dust, utmost exploitation and apathy. •…
Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: Right to health Mains level: Services relating to health Context: • Right to health should be constitutionally recognised. The Pandemic has taught the lacunae in our healthcare system to us. Challenges for people: •…
