Significance for Prelims: Not Much Significance for Mains: Future economic growth strategy. News: India will complete 100 years of its independence by 2047. But, the real question remains will India achieve the status of a developed economy keeping in mind the global situation as India cannot be...
Significance for Prelims: Not Much relevance Significance for Mains: Electoral Bonds and associated issues. News: Electoral bonds were presented as an instrument to clean the electoral politics but it became mechanisms to legitimize ‘institutionalised corruption. Political pathologies prevalent in our system: Crumbling organisations Political centralisation Nexus of business...
Significance for Prelims: No Money for Terror (NMFT) Conference Significance for Mains: Money Laundering and associated issues News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Third No Money for Terror (NMFT) Conference on November 18-19 in India. The conference will take up ways to combat global terrorist...
Significance for Prelims: NITI Aayog Significance for Mains: Co-operative Federalism; Federalism; Way forward for Cooperative federalism. News: National Democratic Alliance Government (NDA) replaced the Planning Commission of India with National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) to promote cooperative federalism. India’s move towards co-operative federalism: Recommendations of Fifteenth...
Significance for Prelims: Key provisions of the POCSO Act Significance for Mains: Issues associated with POCSO law; Justice J.S. Verma Committee on Amendments to Criminal Law; Way forward News: Karnataka High Court dismissed a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. High...
Significance for Prelims: Mission ‘Prarambh’; Vikram-S; Polar Satellites Launch Vehicles(PSLV); Small satellite launch vehicles Significance for Mains: Importance of private players in Indian space sectors. News: Mission ‘Prarambh’ of Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace will carry Indian as well as foreign payloads on India’s first privately developed launch vehicle...
Significance for Prelims: Concept of Greenwashing Significance for Mains: Concepts and reasons for Greenwashing; Possible solutions to regulate Greenwashing News: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned private corporations to desist from ‘greenwashing’.He said that there will be zero tolerance for greenwashing at the ongoing climate meeting i.e. COP27...
Significance for Prelims: Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) tribunal Significance for Mains: Factors that led to the emergence of Popular Front of India (PFI); Procedure for declaring “unlawful association”; Impact on association after it declared as unlawful News: Recently the central government declared the Popular Front of...
Significance for Prelims: Onset and Withdrawal of Monsoon; ‘triple dip’ La Nina Significance for Mains: Monsoon and its Characteristics; Shifting monsoon patterns and its impact. News: India has witnessed a 7% monsoon rainfall surplus this year. Rainfall increased substantially in central and southern India. Rainfall in southern...
Significance for Prelims: Collegium System; Article 124; Article 217; Judges Cases Significance for Mains: Evolution of the collegium system of appointments; Criticism of the Collegium system: News: Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju’s s statement that the collegium system of appointments to the higher judiciary...
