Editorial Analysis

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 […]

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 […]