Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work developing lithium-ion batteries, which have reshaped energy storage and transformed cars, mobile phones and many other devices and reduced the world’s reliance on fossil fuels. The prize went to John B. Goodenough, 97, a German-born engineering professor at the University of Texas; M. Stanley … Continue reading PRELIMS’20 CA – 3
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INDIA-CHINA – IR DIMENSIONS.
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 dimension and assume global and strategic significance. General Issues: China and India continue to compete and have a contradictory outlook … Continue reading INDIA-CHINA – IR DIMENSIONS.
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 with our further preparations. Keeping this in mind, we will be providing a consolidation of our Prelims 2020 notes divided … Continue reading Pre’20- Module 1
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, multilateralism, climate, and technology to be at the centre of any global consensus. These values are also the five pillars … Continue reading Raisina Dialogue 2020
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) is vested with the responsibility of conducting monetary policy. This responsibility is explicitly mandated under the Reserve Bank of India … Continue reading Monetary Policy
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 index funds that are listed and traded on stocks exchanges just like regular shares. The Bharat Bond ETF will be … Continue reading Bharat Bond ETF
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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 India and the Western Ghats. The latest tiger survey, made public earlier this year estimated 2,967 tigers all over India. … Continue reading PRELIMS’20 CA – 2
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 a remarkable success story. However he also pointed out two distortions which need to be addressed urgently and those are … Continue reading Electoral Reforms
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 whilst underwater or on surface, has been built by the Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) in Mumbai. The state-of-the-art features … Continue reading Important Naval Developments
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. India, amongst others, is responding to these developments to safeguard its own room to maneuver. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF4bnOZsO8g
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