Editorial Analysis

A big step in reducing the risk of disasters Syllabus: GS3/ Disaster Management In Context The world needs to do more to prevent the risk of losses from all disasters, whether they are weather-related, earthquakes, or biological ones like COVID-19. About Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) It is aimed at preventing new and reducing existing disaster […]

An Internet ban will not restore peace in Manipur Syllabus: GS2/ Government Policies & Interventions In Context The entire State of Manipur is currently affected due to violence followed by the Internet Shutdown. Internet shutdown in Manipur The Internet shutdown in Manipur, first enforced on May 3, is a case of blanket prohibition.  The entire […]

Advancing quantum technology by strengthening security Syllabus: GS3/ Science & Technology, Indian Economy & Related Issues, Growth & Development In News India must develop its quantum technologies soon, not just to solve the domestic issues but also to guard the nation from foreign security threats. About Quantum Technology  About: It is based on the principles […]

Research in India Syllabus:  GS3/ Science & Technology In Context Among the most important pieces of legislation slated to be tabled in the current monsoon session of Parliament is the National Research Foundation (NRF) Bill, 2023. Status of the Research field in India Spending on research: For many years, India’s spending on research has lagged […]

Online Abuse Among Students Syllabus: GS2/ Government Policies & Interventions In Context Recent research on technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) indicate that, online abuse disproportionately affected young women. About Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) Technology-facilitated sexual violence can take many forms, such as morphed images, sexualised blackmailing and bullying, digital flashing, rape threats, and explicit comments and […]

India has seen a robust debate on GM crops in the last two decades. Environmentalists, scientists, farmers, and the higher judiciary have asked probing questions about the safety, efficacy and even the very necessity of GM food.

25 years of the India-France Strategic Partnership   Syllabus: GS2/ India & Foreign Relations In Context India and France are celebrating 25 years of strategic partnership. India-France Partnership About: France is India’s oldest strategic partner, and the relationship has almost no friction points.  The two countries commenced their strategic partnership, India’s first, immediately after India’s nuclear […]

India-France Ties Syllabus: GS2/ India & Foreign Relations In Context Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris as the guest of honour. The visit coincides with 25 years of the oldest among India’s almost 30 strategic partnerships around the world. The Bastille Day military parade About: The Bastille Day military […]

The lesson from a monsoon-battered North India Syllabus: GS1/ Geographical Features & their Location, Changes in Geographical Features, Floods In Context Recently, parts of North India witnessed heavy rains that triggered flash floods and left a trail of destruction. Several places in Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh reported record rainfall. The rains triggered landslides which […]

Greenwashing: On amendments and the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 Syllabus: GS2/ Government Policies & Interventions; GS3/Conservation In Context The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 introduced by the Government, signals the complex challenges involved in balancing industrial development and the conservation of forests.   What Is Greenwashing? Greenwashing is the process of conveying a false impression […]