Daily Editorial Analysis for 31st August 2021
GS PAPER III India is indeed walking the green talk Why in news At the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (December 2020), India was the only G20 nation compliant with the agreement. Key Points India has been ranked within the top 10 for two years consecutively in the Climate Change Performance […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 27th August 2021
GS PAPER II Finding India’s voice on Afghanistan Why in news In the chaos that has followed the Taliban takeover of Kabul on August 15, noisy recriminations in the international community and the desperate appeals of Afghans who want to leave the country, India has been relatively silent. On the ground, the Narendra Modi government […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 26th August 2021
GS PAPER II Income and quotas Why in News The Supreme Court’s ruling that economic criterion alone cannot be used to classify a member of a Backward Class as belonging to the ‘creamy layer’ adds an interesting nuance to the jurisprudence of affirmative action. Background of ‘Creamy Layer’ There was a time when backwardness was […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 24th August 2021
GS PAPER I Tauktae, Yaas and planning for the next Why in News The severe cyclones, Tauktae and Yaas, which battered India earlier in 2021, made landfalls on the country’s western coast, Gujarat, and the eastern coast, Odisha, on May 17 and May 26, 2021, respectively. Both storms caused massive damage to infrastructure, the agricultural […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 23rd August 2021
GS PAPER II Focusing on diseases sidelined by COVID-19 Why in News Nearly 71% of all deaths worldwide occur due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, and cancer. Cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, heart attacks and coronary artery disease are the top cause of global deaths. One out […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 21th August 2021
GS PAPER II Reboot to reset Why in News As per indications from the USA administration, India’s largest trading partner, and one with whom it has a significant trade surplus, the U.S., is no longer interested in securing a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). Key points An official acknowledgement from Commerce Ministry, years of negotiations […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 20th August 2021
GS PAPER II Lessons from India’s all-cause mortality data Why in News The scale of devastation caused by India’s COVID-19 epidemic is gradually becoming clearer. The mortality data, from State and city civil registration systems, paint a grim picture of a major increase in deaths across the country during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Very few […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 19th August 2021
GS PAPER II India’s unemployment crisis predates Covid-19 Why in News Covid-19 worsened what was already joblessness crisis in early 2020. The National Statistical Office (NSO) began conducting annual labor force surveys in 2017-18, which hitherto had been undertaken every five years. National Statistical Office (NSO) NSO just released its third annual survey (2019-20), which […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 18th August 2021
GS PAPER II The script of the new endgame in Afghanistan Why in News The fall of Kabul, and the ignominious end of any resistance to the Taliban within six weeks of the U.S. forces vacating the Bagram airbase (near Kabul) on July 2, reveals how brittle the vaunted Afghan Security Forces were. The departure […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 7th August 2021
GS PAPER III South Asia’s emerging digital transformation Why in News COVID-19 has forced South Asia to make a significant digital transformation. The shift to remote work and education has sparked an unprecedented increase in Internet usage, with even smaller countries like Nepal seeing an increase of nearly 11 percent in broadband Internet users. The […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 16th August 2021
GS PAPER III India’s fate is tied to the rest of the world Why in News Ever since Independence, India’s fate has been closely tied to the rest of the world. A large, newly independent, impoverished, and impossibly diverse country required active engagement with a variety of partners for its survival, security, and development. But […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 13th August 2021
GS PAPER II Parliament is abdicating its oversight role Why in News The monsoon session of Parliament which ended was a disappointment in several ways. This was the fourth straight session that ended ahead of the original schedule other than the cancelled winter 2020 session. This meant that many important issues had not been discussed […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 12th August 2021
GS PAPER III Digital governance through AI Why in News In the last decade, proliferation of digital adoption has been seen across India, facilitated by the government’s focus on the JAM Trinity (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) to create a digital identity for each citizen. From an internet penetration of just 4% in 2007, India currently covers nearly […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 11th August 2021
GS PAPER II Choppy waters Why in News When Prime Minister took the stage to address the UNSC on a debate on maritime security, the first Indian premier to do so, India might have hoped to keep the focus of the discussion on building maritime ties and developing maritime infrastructure through regional cooperation initiatives. Yet, […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 10th August 2021
GS PAPER III A circular economy for plastic Why in News The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has long been at the forefront of addressing issues challenging the wellbeing of society. Of the many sustainability challenges that impact societies, climate change and plastic waste have a special significance. A 2019 report by the Center for […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 9th August 2021
GS PAPER III Revisit the idea of ‘aging out’ India’s coal plants Why in News As part of the Union Budget address for 202021, the Finance Ministry shutting down of old coal power plants, which are major contributors to emissions, will aid the achievement of India’s Nationally Determined Contributions, an idea which has been endorsed […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 6th August 2021
DAILY EDITORIAL ANALYSIS (06th August 2021) (Source: The Hindu, Indian Express, The Economic Times, PIB, etc.) GS PAPER II IndiaNepal flood management needs course correction Why in News Again, Bihar surrounded with massive water, again Bihar flashed in news due to heavy deluge, brings lots of destruction and devastation within state. Despite of having the […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 5th August 2021
DAILY EDITORIAL ANALYSIS (05th August 2021) (Source: The Hindu, Indian Express, The Economic Times, PIB, etc.) GS PAPER II No fundamental right to strike Why in News Recently, the government introduced the ‘Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021’ in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Defence to provide for the maintenance of essential defence services […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 4th August 2021
DAILY EDITORIAL ANALYSIS (04th August 2021) (Source: The Hindu, Indian Express, The Economic Times, PIB, etc.) GS PAPER II Circumscription Why in News Police verification and security clearances for passport or government job applicants are routine in most parts of the country. The exercise may not be out of the ordinary in Kashmir, where the […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 3rd August 2021
DAILY EDITORIAL ANALYSIS (03rd August 2021) (Source: The Hindu, Indian Express, The Economic Times, PIB, etc.) GS PAPER II The hacking of Indian democracy Why in News The Pegasus revelations reflect an attack on Indian democracy and Indian citizens. With the government in denial, a commission of inquiry by a sitting Supreme Court judge can […]