EDITORIAL ANALYSIS :Freebies’, a judicial lead and a multi-layered issue

 Source: The Hindu   Prelims: Current events of national importance(freebies, welfare schemes etc) Mains GS Paper II & III: Social empowerment, schemes for vulnerable sections, development and management of social sectors/services. ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The Prime Minister’s recent comment on “freebies” handed out by governments has reignited the debate on the economic rationale for granting subsidies. …

EDITORIAL ANALYSIS : A draconian law that needs to disappear

 Source: The Hindu Prelims: AFSPA, fundamental rights etc Mains GS Paper II and III: Parliament-Structure, functioning and conduct of business, fundamental rights-violation and restriction, AFSPA etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The Prime Minister said that the Government intends withdrawing the much-dreaded Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958, or AFSPA, completely from the Northeast region. It was followed …

Sansad TV: Perspective- Common Exam for JEE, NEET & CUET-UG

  Introduction: The University Grants Commission-UGC is working on a draft plan to bring engineering and medical entrance examinations in the country under the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG). UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar has said that according to the new proposal, instead of appearing in four subjects-Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology – in three entrance …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 29 August 2022

  InstaLinks :  help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions in your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to …

Sachin Tendulkar’s family and coach shaped his success

GS Paper 4 Syllabus:  “Role of Family Society and Educational Institutions in Inculcating Values.”   Context: Sachin Tendulkar’s emotional farewell speech during his retirement highlighted how important the role of family, friends and teachers is in the journey to a successful career. Messages from a close member of the family act as a guiding lamp …

Whistleblowing

GS Paper 4   Source: The Hindu Direction: We had already covered Whistleblowing in detail earlier. You can value add a few points from this article into your notes along with the earlier article. Context: CNN and The Washington Post newspaper reported that Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko, a former head of security at Twitter, had filed …

Corruption reflects a crisis of ethics, values

GS Paper 4 Syllabus: Probity in Governance   Source: BusinessLine Direction: Corruption has always been in news, you can pick up a few suggestions given in this article and add them to your notes.   Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent Independence Day speech revealed his anguish and exasperation as also his passionate campaign for …

The Avoidable War

GS paper 2 Syllabus: International relations: Bilateral, regional and global grouping involving India and India’s neighbourhood etc   Source: The Hindu Directions: The mapping of disputes between India and China is important for Prelims and for mains-Issues concerning the India-China relationship Context: There are parallels between China’s actions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) …

The concerns around the Aadhaar-Voter ID linkage

GS paper 2 Syllabus: Government policies and interventions for the development of various sectors and issues arising out of it etc   Directions: Important topic for the perspective of the main, can be asked directly or can be used as an example in privacy-related issues. Source: The Hindu Context: There have been reports of instances …