Source: DD News Context: India is now the seventh-largest coffee producer globally with exports reaching $1.29 billion in FY 2023-24, almost double the $719.42 million in 2020-21. About Coffee: Origin: Coffee was introduced to India in the 1600s when Baba Budan, a Sufi saint, planted seven Mocha coffee beans from Yemen in Karnataka’s Baba Budan Giri …
GS Paper 4 Syllabus: Applications of Ethics Example 1: Morality of the Unethical Source: DH Context: The article suggests that the concept of morality among the unethical may be surprising to conventional thinking, which tends to categorize everything rigidly. In the recent humanitarian crisis in Uttarkashi, where a tunnel collapse trapped 41 workers. …
GS Paper 3 Source: The Hindu Context: Coffee cultivation is becoming an increasingly loss-making proposition in India. Coffee production in India More than 75% of Indian coffee production is Exported. India’s share in the global coffee market is less than 5%. The coffee community in India, comprises close to 4 lakh coffee growers, …
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