[Agriculture] Food Scarcity-Lessons from Sri Lanka and the Organic Mania
Sri Lanka’s decision to ban imports on chemical fertilizers was not backed by scientific evidence […]
[Economy] Not V-Shaped but K-Shpaed recovery on the horizon.
The economic ravages of the pandemic have had an uneven impact and taxation policies continue to be regressive Background:- There has been great chatter about a V-shaped recovery for quite a while, ever since the first lockdown following the novel coronavirus pandemic. […]
WAR-2022(Write-a-Rank 2022) Mains Test Question Paper-MWAR04 (Week-04)
For UPSC 2022, we have started our Mains Test Series and here is the questions for WEEK-4. Weekly Test, Weekly Review […]
[Governance] Public Affairs Index-2021
In a diverse country like India, where each State [...]
[Society] Quota without data
An exclusive internal quota for a single caste group was always fraught with the danger of judicial invalidation. It is no surprise, therefore, that the Madras High Court has struck down the Tamil Nadu law that earmarked 10.5% of seats in educational institutions and jobs for the Vanniyakula Kshatriya community [...]
COP 26 and India’s Climate pledge
In a surprise move at COP26 in Glasgow, Prime Minister of India announced that India will commit to ambitious, enhanced climate targets and cuts in carbon emissions in its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). […]
WAR-2022(Write-a-Rank 2022) Mains Test Question Paper-MWAR02 (Week-03)
For UPSC 2022, we have started our Mains Test Series and here is the questions for WEEK-3. Weekly Test, Weekly Review […]
WAR-2022(Write-a-Rank 2022) Mains Test Question Paper-MWAR02 (Week-02)
For UPSC 2022, we have started our Mains Test Series and here is the questions for WEEK-2. Weekly Test, Weekly Review […]
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. [...]