 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…
 1. A process more punishing (Source: Indian Express; Section: The Ideas Page; Page: 15) Topic: GS2– Governance – Government Policies and Intervention Context: The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), has replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), marking a significant shift in Indian criminal law. This transition brings forth concerns regarding procedural protections,…
Q1) The ordinance-making power of the executive is antithetical to the principles of accountability and democratic consensus. Examine with suitable illustrations. (150 Words/10 Marks) The ordinance-making powers (Article 123 and 213 of the Constitution) is the most important legislative power to be exercised by the President/Governor, in advice of the council of ministers, to…