Category: Nov 28 CA

GS Paper 3  Syllabus: Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies   Source: IE  Direction: The article discusses the issue of tenant farmers in India. It highlights the need of including them under the current schemes before merging all agri-subsidies under DBT.   Context: Most economists advocate converting all agricultural subsidies into direct income …

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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Structure, Organization, and Functioning of the Judiciary   Source: TH  Direction: The article explains the issue of transfer of HC judges, i.e., procedure, need, and controversy.  Context: The frequent criticism that the Collegium system of judicial appointments is opaque, appears to be more valid in the case of transfers of judges …

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