Revamp Agricultural Policies for Progress
Relevance GS Paper 3: Transport and Marketing of Agricultural Produce and Issues and Related Constraints Tags:#AgriculturalPoliciesInIndia #MinimumSupportPrice #FoodInflation #FarmersIncome #IndianAgriculture #MintEditorial #UPSC #CurrentAffairs Why in the News? India’s farming rules are complicated and influenced by politics and economics. They aim to boost farmers’ incomes but can cause problems for consumers. We need to review and fix these …
Read MoreQ. A key factor behind poor governance is a system of thinking and working in silos. Discuss in the context of public services in India.
Approach Write about the silos mentality in the introduction. Discuss the issues associated with the system of thinking and working in silos in the context of public services in India. State various measures to overcome these issues. Conclude accordingly. Answer Governance in India has been marred by the ‘silo mentality’. A silo mentality is …
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Counting caste is first step towards honest political engagement with the real differences and disparities Relevance GS Paper 1 Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country. GS Paper 2 Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Tags: #castesurvey #bihar #census #currentaffairs #upsc. Why in …
Read MoreHuman Wildlife Conflict
Relevance GS Paper 3 Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. Tags: #Human-AnimalConflict #WildlifeEncounters #MitigatingHuman-AnimalConflict #CoexistencewithWildlife #ManagingWildlifeConflicts #WildlifeSafetyTips #AnimalInteractionPrevention #ConflictResolutionwithWildlife #UrbanWildlifeChallenges #WildlifeConservationStrategies. Why in the News? Human-wildlife conflict — encounters between humans and wildlife — has been on the increase in the country over the past few years. Human-wildlife conflict is when encounters between …
Read MoreThe question of sustainability of India’s old pension scheme
Relevance GS Paper 2 Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance, applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Tags: #OPS #NPS # #currentaffairs #upsc Why in the …
Read MoreSwachh Bharat Abhiyan: India’s Cleanliness Revolution
Relevance GS Paper 2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation. Tags: #SwachhBharatAbhiyan #cleanIndia #Janandolan #UPSC #CurrentAffairs. Why in the News? Union Home Minister Amit Shah highlighted the transformative impact of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan,’ inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s ethos of ‘Swachhata hi Seva.’ He …
Read MoreGandhi’s Ideals: Freedom Struggle’s Guiding Light
Relevance GS Paper 1: The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country. Tags: #Gandhi #GandhiJayanti #MahatmaGandhi #Ahimsa #editorial #UPSC. Why in the News? On Mahatma Gandhi’s 154th birth anniversary, leaders, including PM Modi, paid tribute at Rajghat. He led India’s independence struggle with non-violence, earning him the …
Read MoreQ. Simplification of laws is a prerequisite of good governance. In light of this, discuss the impact of ambiguity in laws and suggest some steps that can be taken to reduce this ambiguity.
Approach ● Introduce with context of ambiguity in laws. ● Discuss the impact of ambiguity in laws. ● Suggest some steps that can be taken to reduce this ambiguity. ● Conclude accordingly. Answer For good governance, it is important that legal frameworks are clear, fair and enforced impartially. Ambiguity occurs where there is a …
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