WAR-2022(Write-a-Rank 2022) Mains Test Question Paper-MWAR01 (Week-01)
For UPSC 2022, we have started our Mains Test Series and here is the questions for WEEK-1. Weekly Test, Weekly Review […]
Global Hunger Index 2021 and India
This year’s Global Hunger Index (GHI) did not go down well with the government. This was expected given that it ranks India 101 out of 116 countries for which reliable and comparable data exist. To add insult to injury, the GHI puts India far below some of its neighbouring countries. [...]
[WAR 2022- ‘WRITE-A-RANK’] ACE The MAINs with “WAR” Strategy (Batch-2, Begins from 17 Oct 2021)
Dear All, There has never been such a program before which is so well-thought-out, taking the aspirants' strengths and weaknesses into account, and integrating them into the MAINS WRITING program. The time for Generic TOP-DOWN-APPROACH is over. We took a BOTTOM-UP-APPROACH for this program. We asked our students, asked the [...]
“Age of Oil” is Far From Over – OPEC+
The age of oil is far from over, in spite of the global urgency to curb carbon emissions, the ‘plus’ avatar of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) has regained unity as a cartel, and, as global crude nears $80 per barrel, it is clearly time for India to [...]
Covid-19: Disturbing impact on India’s children
14% of children studying in government schools in villages, and 20% of those in government schools in urban areas, were deprived of midday meals during the pandemic period. […]
The deepening crisis of India’s Parliament
During the framing of India’s Constitution, multiple models of governance were proposed for the newly independent nation. The framers of the Constitution finally selected the model of “parliamentary democracy”. As the term suggests, there are two equally important constituent elements of this model — Parliament and democracy. [...]
Digital Health ID and Privacy Concerns
The official launch of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) started an initiative that will give every citizen a unique digital health ID, linked to a personal health record (PHR). The ID will also be linked to the Aadhaar. […]
Economic Cost of neglecting mental health of children
Economic price for neglecting mental health of children is $387.2 billion a year: UNICEF More than 13% adolescents aged 10-19 live with a diagnosed mental disorder globally […]
Pandora Papers
What are the Pandora Papers? These are 11.9 million leaked files from 14 global corporate services firms which set up about 29,000 off-the-shelf companies and private trusts in not just obscure tax jurisdictions but also countries such as Singapore, New Zealand, and the United States, for clients across the world. [...]
The Failure of Anti-defection law in Discouraging Defection
Context:- The Calcutta High Court has given West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee a deadline to pass an order in the defection case involving MLA Mukul Roy. He had contested and won the 2021 Assembly elections on a BJP ticket and then joined the Trinamool Congress. BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, [...]