COVID-19 damaged cognitive development, lifetime earnings of an entire generation, finds Word Bank

GS Paper 2   Source: DTE  Context: A new World Bank report titled “Collapse and Recovery: How COVID-19 Eroded Human Capital and What to Do about It “- provides the first comprehensive review of global data for young people who were under the age of 25 during the pandemic. It analyzed global data on the …

Union of 100 states: Why India must have many small states. It will make for a better economy and better politics

GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Post Independence: State reorganization   Source: TOI  Context: Demand by various groups and organizations for newer states has always been in the news. Recently, TIPRA Motha Party demanded a separate state of Greater Tipraland.     Various committee recommendations: Dhar Commission JVP Committee State Reorganization Commission (Fazal Ali Commission) States Reorganization …