The first paper of UPSC Mains 2023, that is the Essay paper, was conducted today. Following are the takeaways from it: This year also we see the dominance of Philosophical…
Hindu Growth Rate is a term that gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s to describe the slow growth of the Indian economy during that period. Economist Raj Krishna coined…
Theme: Protection of vulnerable sections of the society; Government Policies and Interventions; Source: The Hindu Why in news: The Supreme Court has directed the government to place on record within…
Neutral citation system Theme: Judiciary Source: The Indian Express Why in news? Chief Justice of India (CJI) announced that the Supreme Court will adopt a “neutral citation system” for its judgments. The Delhi, Kerala, and Madras HCs have already introduced neutral citation. What is a “citation”? Acase citation is essentially an identification tag for a Typically,it would contain a reference number, the year of the judgment,…
Russia-Ukraine war Theme: International Relation Source: The Hindu & The Indian Express Why in news? February 24 marks one year since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. Despite counter-advances by…
Ashtamudi Lake is a large freshwater lake located in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is known for its unique ecosystem and biodiversity, and is an important tourist destination…
The UPSC interview, also known as the Civil Services Personality Test, is the final stage of the selection process for the Indian Civil Services. It is conducted by the Union…
Highlights of the Economic Survey 2022-23 Indianeconomy staging a broad based recovery across sectors, positioning to ascend to pre-pandemic growth path in FY23 Retailinflation is back within RBI’s target range in November 2022 DirectTax collections for the period April-November 2022 remains buoyant EnhancedEmployment generation seen in the declining urban unemployment rate and in the faster net registration in Employee Provident Fund Creatingpublic goods to enhance opportunities, efficiencies and ease of living, trust-based governance, enhancing agricultural productivity and promoting the private sector as a co-partner in development is the focus of the government reforms Cleanerbalance sheets led to enhanced lending by financial institutions Growthin credit offtake, increased private capex to usher virtuous investment cycle Non-foodcredit offtake by Scheduled Commercial Banks growing in double digits since April 2022 GrossNon-Performing Assets (GNPA) ratio of SCBs has fallen to a seven-year low of 0…