Editorial Analysis

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 […]

NITI Aayog pitches for Agricultural Reforms  Syllabus: GS3/ Agriculture In Context Niti Aayog recently pitched for reforms envisaging more private sector role in India’s agriculture sector. Agriculture in India India is one of the major players in the agriculture sector worldwide and it is the primary source of livelihood for ~55% of India’s population.  India: […]

Child Trafficking Data to Inform Policy & Programming Syllabus: GS2/ Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions & Bodies for Protection & Betterment of these Sections, Issues Relating to Development In Context The report, titled From Evidence to Action: Twenty Years of IOM Child Trafficking Data to Inform Policy and Programming, was recently prepared by International Organization for Migration […]

Uniform Civil Code  Syllabus: GS2/ Indian Constitution, GS1/ Social Justice In Context The Prime Minister’s recent remarks at a political rally has brought up the issue of Uniform Civil Code to the fore. About the Uniform Civil Code What is the Uniform Civil Code? The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) aims to enforce a uniform legal […]

 Rise of internet shutdowns in India  Syllabus: GS2/ Government Policies & Interventions In Context Over the past few years, the Indian government has increasingly been trying to control law and order by shutting down access to the Internet. What is the Internet Shutdown?  Internet Shutdowns may be defined as any disruption in access to the […]

Revival of India’s Creative Economy Syllabus: GS3/ Indian Economy & Related Issues In News The creative economy is one of the youngest and fastest-growing sectors in India. What is the creative economy? The creative economy has no single definition. It is an evolving concept which builds on the interplay between human creativity and ideas and […]

The Fiscal health of States Syllabus: GS2/ Polity and Governance  In Context It has been observed that States’ fiscal health improved after Covid-19 pandemic stress. Fiscal position of States Size of the State’s revenue & expenditure In India, the States mobilise altogether more than a third of total revenue, spend 60% of combined government expenditure, […]