2017-02-13T23:14:39+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Background :- “Udta Punjab” is a bollywood movie which was a topic of debate for the past week across media and social media.It was fighting against the censor board for certification.The reason behind the conflict was that it supposedly “maligns the image of an Indian state” . [...]
2017-02-13T22:18:46+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Background :- Traditional medicine is something that every Indian must have used at some point of their lifetime. Although, in recent years it has been loosing its sheen and gave away to the modern medicinal system, yet its significance still remains. And in the context of spiraling life-style diseases, more and [...]
2017-02-13T22:06:50+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials, Society|
India has made encouraging progress by halving its official poverty rate, from 45 percent of the population in 1994 to 22 percent in 2012. This is an achievement to be celebrated—yet it also gives the nation an opportunity to set higher aspirations. While the official poverty line counts only those [...]
2017-02-13T21:58:29+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events, Editorials, Society|
Shyam Benegal Committee report on Cinematograph Act/ Rules :- Background:- For quite sometime now the CBFC- Central Board of Film Certification has been subjected to public discourse and debate, more so , it took headlines and it’s actions made few heads turn.In order to find a viable solution to the [...]
2017-02-13T21:35:52+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events, Editorials, Society|
Geographical Indication and India :- What is GI :- “Darjeeling”, “Ceylon”, “Assam”, “Kolhapuri”, “Banarasi”, “Champagne”, “Roquefort”, “Chianti”, “Sheffield”, “Camember”, “Havana” are some well-known examples for names which are associated throughout the world with products of a certain nature and quality. One common feature of all these names is their geographical [...]
2017-02-13T21:34:22+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events, Economy, Editorials, Society|
Get UPSCTREE Daily Updates and Magazine-Click Here Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2016 Background :- Rajya Sabha recently passed the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2016.Real estate contributes 9% to the national GDP and the Bill’s passage was seen as crucial to ensuring better regulatory oversight and orderly [...]
2017-02-13T21:33:31+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events, Economy, Editorials, Society|
Get UPSCTREE Daily Updates and Magazine-Click Here Tax Administration Reforms Commission:-Dr. Parthsarathi Shome Panel Background :- The Tax Administration Reform Commission or TARC was a committee appointed by the Government of India for giving recommendations for reviewing the public Tax Administration system of India.The committee was headed by Parthasarathi Shome. [...]
2017-02-13T20:28:44+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Essays, Polity, Society|Tags: baby manji, fertility tourism, reflections, surrogacy|
Background:- Surrogacy has been a major debate across India , since the beginning of 21st century. Almost a decade has passed since the curious case of Baby Manji (explained below), we are yet to have a robust framework of regulation. The reason are quite simple though. The whole concept [...]
