Agricultural Marketing Reforms and Remunerative Prices for Farmers

Practice Questions: Q.1. Ensuring remunerative prices to farmers in India is intricately related to marketing of agricultural products. What reforms to the current framework of Agricultural Produce Market Committees are required to ensure higher prices to farmers? - 200 words. Q.2. The framework of Agricultural Produce Market Committees required wide ranging changes. Comment. - 150 words … Continue reading Agricultural Marketing Reforms and Remunerative Prices for Farmers

Social audits.

Practice Question: What do you understand by the term 'social audit'? How is 'social audit' different from 'development audit'? Highlight the objectives and advantages of 'social audits'. - 200 words What is a social audit? A social audit is a way of measuring, understanding, reporting and ultimately improving an organization’s social and ethical performance. A … Continue reading Social audits.

Electoral Bonds and associated issues.

Practice Questions: Q.1. What do you understand by the term 'electoral bonds'? What are the benefits of introduction of electoral bonds compared to earlier methods of electoral funding? - 150 words. Q.2. The government has recently introduced electoral bonds as a method of funding to political parties. Do you think electoral bonds would successfully tackle … Continue reading Electoral Bonds and associated issues.

BIMSTEC – Prelims Data

Background - On June 6, 1997, a new sub-regional grouping was formed in Bangkok under the name BIST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Economic Cooperation). On 22 December 1997, Myanmar became a full member, resulting in the renaming of the grouping to BIMST-EC. In 1998, Nepal became an observer. In February 2004, Nepal and Bhutan became full members. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical … Continue reading BIMSTEC – Prelims Data

Compensatory Afforestation Fund

(Practice Questions: Q.1. Highlight the necessary elements of the concept of 'compensatory afforestation'. Also comment on the existing legal framework in this regard in India. - 250 words. Q.2. Do you think the Compensatory Afforestation Act, 2016 adequately addresses the concerns of the village and tribal population of India? - 150 words.) (Why in news … Continue reading Compensatory Afforestation Fund

Summary – The Hindu – Challenges at BIMSTEC

Authors: Harsha V Pant and K. Yhome (Practice Questions: Q.1. India has taken a renewed interest in the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). What are the reasons? What are the challenges to India's involvement in the BIMSTEC? - 200 words Q.2. India's involvement in BIMSTEC would face challenges both … Continue reading Summary – The Hindu – Challenges at BIMSTEC

Summary – The Hindu -Council Conundrum

Author: The Hindu (Practice Questions: Q.1 - What is the process of the creation of bicameral legislature in the states which currently have an unicameral legislature? What are the advantages of having a bicameral legislature in states? - 150 words. Q.2. - Recently, there has been an increased demand for the creation of a bicameral … Continue reading Summary – The Hindu -Council Conundrum

Summary – The Right to Mental Health – The Indian Express

Practice Question: Q.1. Mental health has been a challenge not only in India but on a global scale. What are the challenges faced by the mentally ill people? What actions must be taken to improve the situation? - 250 words Authors: Vikram Patel and Shekhar Saxena Mental health is the most valued asset we have, … Continue reading Summary – The Right to Mental Health – The Indian Express

Compensatory Afforestation Fund

Practice Essay

Writing a good essay can fetch you a lot of marks in the UPSC CSE. Also, writing an essay can be a tricky affair in the UPSC examination. The reason for this is the variety of topics that UPSC comes up with. Moreover so, in most cases, it is demanded that a theme be analyzed … Continue reading Practice Essay