Editorial Analysis

Syllabus: GS2/ Agreements Involving India &/or Affecting India’s Interests In Context East Asia region Significance of East Asia region About the East Asia Summit (EAS) About the 18th East Asia Summit (EAS) Significance Challenges Way Ahead Daily Mains Question[Q] Analyse the significance of East Asia Summit (EAS) as a premier forum for strategic dialogue in […]

Syllabus: GS2/ Health, Government Policies & Interventions, Issues Arising out of their Design & Implementation In Context About recently observed Climate phenomena Challenges of Food Security Suggestions Way Ahead

Syllabus: GS2/ Health, Government Policies & Interventions, Issues Arising out of their Design & Implementation In Context Data evidences of food-price inflation & Food insecurity Causes of rise in Food inflation Issues & challenges Suggestions Way ahead Daily Mains Question[Q] Ensuring that Indians have permanent access to a healthy diet is the most important task […]

Syllabus: GS2/Government Policies & Interventions, GS3/ Indian Economy & Related Issues In Context Daily Mains Question[Q] Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises’ (MSME) adoption of digital technologies is critical for their competitiveness. Analyse.

Caste Census

Speaking at the 20th ASEAN-India summit in Jakarta, the Indian Prime Minister said that ASEAN is the “central pillar” of India’s Act East Policy and India fully supports the group’s centrality and outlook on the Indo-Pacific.

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Syllabus: GS2/ India & Foreign Relations, International Organisations & Groupings In Context Recently, India’s foreign ministry spokesperson sharply criticised the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). India & OIC Beginning: As a country with the world’s second largest Muslim community, India had been invited to the founding conference at Rabat in […]

One Nation One Election Syllabus: GS2/ Constitutional Bodies; Government Policies & Interventions In Context The ‘one nation one election’ proposal was mooted yet again by the government. What is the ‘One Nation One Election’ system? The current electoral system of the country holds separate polls for the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies in a gap […]

Should Agriculture Income be Taxed? Syllabus: GS2/ Government Policies & Interventions, GS3/Indian Economy & Related Issues, Agriculture Context Recently, the debates were floated around exemptions and non-taxation of agricultural income in India. History of agricultural taxation 1860: The history of agricultural tax can be traced back to 1860.  It applied to income from all sources […]

Measuring hunger across States Syllabus: GS2/ Government Policies & Interventions, Issues Arising out of their Design & Implementation In Context An India-specific hunger index at the level of States and Union Territories helps evaluate the extent of undernourishment at a more localised scale. India’s challenge of hunger & undernourishment Despite being a major food producer […]