Sources: The Hindu; Economic Times News: Accelerating price gains or high retail inflation remains the single biggest challenge to policymakers. Definition of Inflation from International Monetary fund: Inflation is the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time. Recent retail inflation data published by National...
Source: The Hindu; PIB News: Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) is a four-day forum hosted by Russia from September 5 to 8 helping entrepreneurs to invest in Russia’s Far East (RFE) Vladivostok. Recently, PM Narendra Modi also addressed the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum 2022. During...
Sources: The Hindu (Srikumar Chattopadhyay); Down to Earth (Mahesh Nathan) News: Climate change has exacerbated water scarcity leading to rural-urban water disputes. Reports showing growing water stress: UNESCO’s United Nations World Water Development Report of 2022 pointed toward impending water stress and water scarcity in different parts...
Source: Indian Express; Times of India News: Recently, a new “moonlighting” policy announced by Food delivery start-up Swiggy allowed its employees to take up gigs or projects outside their regular employment after working hours. Concept of moonlighting: Side jobs that are mostly at night time or on...
News: PM Modi unveiled the statue of Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate, along with inauguration of Kartavya Path( a renewed version of Rajpath). Early Life of Subhas Chandra Bose: Subhas Chandra Bose was born as the ninth child of Janakinath (a well-known lawyer) and Prabhavati...
News: Brent crude prices have fallen sharply over the last ten days,in a major relief to the Indian economy. This decline in Brent Crude prices has been very sharp as Brent Crude is now trading at $90 per barrel from $110 per barrel in July...
India has lost its way in the use of international law. GS-2: Important International Institutions, agencies and fora - their Structure, Mandate. India’s achievement in International law sphere: India’s Constitution makers in Article 51 provided that the state shall foster respect for international law. India organized the...
Source: The Hindu (Editorial) Context: Kashmiri pandits have been protesting for their safety for the last several days. Many Kashmiri Pandits are targeted and killed by the militants. After the 1990s the first time, once again the targeted killing of the Kashmiri pandits have been begun Introduction...
News Editorial : The stark reasons why Bengaluru is sinking. GS Paper 1: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Reasons for flooding in Bengaluru: Deterioration of rainwater infiltration due to growth of urban jungle: Ponnaiyar river catchment area of Bengaluru witnessed most of the flooding due to ...
GS Paper 3: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. News: Meeting between The Finance Ministry and other stakeholders to discuss approaches to promote global trade in rupee rather than the US dollar. Present Mechanism of Trade: Except Nepal and...
