UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 13 September 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …
Syllabus: Indian Economy Source: TH Context: With automation and AI reducing job growth, the idea of UBI is gaining momentum globally, including in India. While some argue that UBI can address the lack of demand and rising inequality, others suggest that India’s focus should be on expanding social safety nets rather than a full UBI. …
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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions and Bodies constituted for the Protection and Betterment of these Vulnerable Sections Source: IE Context: The Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill 2023 has been recently tabled by the Rajasthan government. About the Bill: Objective: In order to provide individuals or households with a minimal additional guaranteed …
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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 ina your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their …
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Topics Covered: Employment related issues. Universal basic income: Context: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has released the Trinamool Congress manifesto for the 2021 Assembly election. The manifesto, among other things, promises universal basic income for every family. As per the announcement: Under the income scheme, all the 1.6 crore families under the general category will …
Topics Covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Universal Basic Income Context: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has informed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that …
Insights into Editorial: A UBI to step up economic reform Summary: The idea of universal basic income (UBI) is being welcomed by socialists and communists across the world. The basic idea of a UBI is that everybody should be given a basic minimum income as an entitlement and not as compensation …
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