Author Archives: NEXT IAS Current Affairs Team

Atmospheric Rivers  Syllabus: GS1/ Geography News Atmospheric Rivers Formation of Atmospheric Rivers Impacts Concerns  Source: TH Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill Syllabus: GS2/Government Policies and Interventions Context:  About UCC Historical background Position of states Key Features of Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill Concerns Raised Regarding the Bill Way ahead Source: IE Importance of […]

Increase in Gender Budgeting  Syllabus: GS1/Society, GS3/Economy Context About What is Gender Budgeting? Need for Gender budgeting Challenges Way Forward Source: TH Dealing With the High Government Debt Syllabus: GS3/Indian Economy Context: About the Public Debt Current Status (India) Global Status of Debt Reasons for High Public Debt Impacts Fiscal Responsibility Budget Management (FRBM) Act, […]

Finances of Panchayati Raj Institutions Syllabus: GS2/Governance; GS3/Economy Context: Key Findings of the Report Functions and Finances of the PRIs in India– Until 1992, the responsibilities of the PRIs were primarily focused on sanitation efforts, conservancy services, building and maintaining fair-weather roads, access to domestic water supply, and street lighting.– In 1992, the 73rd Amendment […]