DIY (Do-It-Yourself)
The Do-It-Yourself (DIY) section has been designed to encourage you, to do a little bit of research on your own, but under proper guidance. The objective here is to instigate the inquisitiveness and make you understand the different dimensions of the issue, especially in relation to the syllabus of Civil Services Examination, conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
DIY
Agricultural Marketing in India
Relevance: Agricultural marketing and it’s deregulation has been a matter of concern for successive governments, starting from UPA to NDA. In fact India has also taken a stand in World Trade Organisation (WTO) on the [Read More]
Draft Defence Procurement Policy 2020
Relevance: It is on 20th March 2020, the draft Defence Procurement Policy was unveiled by the Ministry of Defence. Later on, in July, a second draft was also unveiled. The draft policy focusses on making [Read More]
Two front challenge of India
Relevance: Since long, the military estabnlishment in India has been talking about a two front threat. However, a section of the politicians, strategic policy thinkers and media discounted it as an overestimation by the military [Read More]
Critical Analysis of Paris Climate Agreement
Relevance: Today, the Paris Agreement is deemed as the panacea for all environmental ills when the truth is that it is a repudiation of the principles of “common but differentiated responsibilities” and “the polluter must [Read More]
Nepal in Political Turmoil
Relevance: With the dissolution of the parliament and announcement of fress elections, political turmoil is on the rise in the Himalayan Kingdom. Here let’s try to understand the backdrop and the reasons behind the ensuing [Read More]
Judicial Activism in India
Relevance: In the recent times, the stand taken by the higher judiciary in Andhra Pradesh, has once again raised the question of Judicial Activism Vs Judicial Overreach in the backdrop of separation of power between [Read More]
Indian Economy on recovery path or still slowing down???
Relevance: On 3rd of December 2020, the Finance Ministry of Govt. of India, in a confident voice, announced that the Indian Economy is on a ‘V’ shaped recovery path. On the other hand the figures [Read More]
Criminalisation of Politics
Relevance: This is an age-old topic dealing with a menace which has been polluting the political structure of the country. It is at every level that this tendency can be seen. Quite often the not [Read More]
Autonomy for higher educational institutions in India
There have been rounds of talk about according autonomy to Higher Educational Institutions in India. The issue is significant from various aspects, starting from (1) achieving excellence, to (2) independence in revising the syllabus, (3) [Read More]
Healthcare Sector & Consumer Protection
Relevance: There has been numerous case verdicts in the past, whereby healthcare sector was equated by the judiciary (read Supreme Court of India) with other service sectors and was brought under the purview of Consumer [Read More]