The worst affected by the pandemic are migrant workers. Left with no livelihood and no money the migrant workers have taken to the streets to urge the government to help them return home. Click to [Read More]
The editorial talks about RBI’s role and functions during the crisis. RBI has a dual mandate of growth and stability. To deal with the problem in hand the central bank needs to be independent, accountable, [Read More]
The crises that the country is going through has shed the light on the importance of food security and nutrition especially for the vulnerable and poor sections of the society. Farmers’ cooperation, technological upgrading, and [Read More]
The provisional figures released by the Commerce Ministry shows that the Indian economy is going to face tough days ahead of the lockdown. The output of the economy has contracted by as much as 6.5%. [Read More]
Relevance: The Golden Crescent is a region contiguous of 3 countries Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. The Golden Crescent is the world’s leading illicit opium producing region. The Golden Triangle is located in South-East Asia with [Read More]
The already distress agricultural sector has been hit hard by the lockdown. Fruit and vegetable farmers have lost 80% of their produce while flowers farmers have lost their entire crop. Because of these extensive losses [Read More]
The black rice of Manipur and the Gorakhpur terracotta are the new entrants to list of items to have GI tag. Details about GI tag are important for prelims. And details of how GI tag [Read More]
India was recently characterised by USCIRF as ‘country of particular concern’. India is advertised as a multi-religious nation and an adherent to rule of law. However, such global opinions are selectively approached by India. The [Read More]
Relevance: A crypto currency is a digital or virtual currency that is protected by cryptography, which makes it impossible to counterfeit or double spend it. The main difference between crytocurrency and fiat currencies like rupee, [Read More]
Shared economy is a means of sharing assets between individuals or entities that helps in better resource utilization and prevents underutilization of resources. Shared economy has been known since a long time but with the advancement in technology…
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