Q1) Discuss the challenges created by anti-defection law and suggest measures to enhance its effectiveness as a deterrent against political corruption. (150 Words/10 Marks) Anti-Defection Law (1985) is a constitutional amendment act of the Parliament, creating the 10th schedule. The law intends to check political corruption by preventing political defections. However, Anti Defection Law itself…
1. India’s garment export woes self-inflicted: report (Source – The Hindu, International Edition – Page No. – 4) Topic: GS3 – Indian Economy – Effects of liberalisation on the economy. Context India’s garment exports, valued at $14.5 billion in 2023-24, are hampered by high import duties, complex procedures, and outdated regulations. Competitors like Vietnam and…
 1. Bankrolling growth (Source: Indian Express; Section: The Ideas Page; Page: 11) Topic: GS3– Indian Economy Context: In the past decade, companies have significantly improved their ability to finance capital expenditure, increasing more than threefold due to deleveraging and profit growth. According to a CRISIL analysis, this improvement has coincided with a marked reduction in…
1. Shock-proof state: On an outage and a democratic digital infrastructure (Source – The Hindu, International Edition – Page No. – 8) Topic: GS2 – Governance Context On July 19, a software glitch caused widespread outages affecting supermarkets, banks, hospitals, and airports globally. The incident underscored the need for robust failsafes and emergency protocols in…
Q1) Analyze the process of delimiting constituencies, highlighting its significance as well as the challenges. (150 Words/10 Marks) As per the Election Commission of India, delimitation means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies in a country or a province having a legislative body. The purpose of delimitation is to…
1. Bureau of Indian Standards signs Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru to promote Standardisation (Source – https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2034445 ) Topic: GS2 – Governance, GS3 – Indian Economy. Context BIS and IISc signed an MoU on July 3, 2024, to establish the ‘BIS Standardization Chair Professor’ at IISc. This partnership aims to integrate…
1. India plans to enter into carbon crediting mechanism with Japan (Source – The Hindu, International Edition – Page No. – 11) Topic: GS2 – International Relations Context India and Japan are preparing to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation to establish a Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) for carbon trading. This mechanism will allocate and track…
1. Living in denial about unemployment (Source – The Hindu, International Edition – Page No. – 6) Topic: GS3 – Indian Economy – Issues relating to development and employment. Context Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing a Reserve Bank of India report, claimed significant job creation in recent years, countering the Opposition’s high unemployment narrative. Conflicting…