China-India relations assume “global and strategic significance” beyond just the bilateral dimension. Only two major developing countries with a population of over one billion and important representatives of emerging economies, China-India relations transcend the bilateral […]
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Pre’20- Module 1
UPSC Prelims 2020 is scheduled to be conducted on May 31, 2020. With less than 5 months left for the exam, its time we start consolidating what we have read till now and supplement it […]
Raisina Dialogue 2020
The inaugural session of Raisina Dialogue 2020 set the stage for what promises to be a stimulating three days of conversation, debate, and analysis. The session concluded with the participants underscoring the need for democracy, […]
Monetary Policy
Monetary policy refers to the policy of the central bank with regard to the use of monetary instruments under its control to achieve the goals specified in the Act. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) […]
Bharat Bond ETF
Bharat 22 Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is the first corporate bond ETF to be launched in India. It was announced by Mr. Arun Jaitley, the then Finance Minister, in his 2018-19 budget speech. ETFs are essentially […]
PRELIMS’20 CA – 2
The presence of tigers in high altitude regions in India and Nepal has been reported. While India is home to the greatest number of tigers in the world, most of them are focussed in Central […]
Electoral Reforms
India is a vibrant democracy with people electing their representatives at several levels begining from local bodies and panchayats to the the Parliament. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has termed Indian experience with democracy as […]
Important Naval Developments
India’s second Scorpene-class submarine INS Khanderi that has superior stealth and other major combat capabilities has been commissioned. INS Khanderi, the second Scorpene-class submarine that can attack with torpedoes as well as tube-launched anti-ship missiles […]
India and China Relations
From the launch of the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank to the unveiling of the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s proposition presents a contested model of cooperation that is rearranging regional and sub-regional political alignments. […]
Market Intervention Scheme
Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) is a price support mechanism implemented on the request of State Governments for procurement of perishable and horticultural commodities in the event of a fall in market prices. The Scheme is […]