Distinguish between Capital Budget and Revenue Budget. Explain the components of both these Budgets.
Month: January 2022
PM IAS JANUARY 28 EDITORIAL
1. Padma award and the recipient’s consent: GS Paper 2: Government policies and issues arising out of their implementation. Context: The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours of India announced annually on the eve of Republic Day. The Awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma […]
PM IAS JANUARY 27,28 CURRENT EVENTS
The ‘racial profiling’ of the Chakmas and Hajongs Context: Recently, a letter was issued for a “special census” to be conducted in all the Chakma- and Hajong-inhabited areas. Relevance: GS I- Indian Society, GS II- Vulnerable Sections Dimensions of the Article: About Chakmas About Hajongs Special census of the two communities planned in Changlang Can […]
MAINS ANSWER WRITING CHALLENGE
“Rights that do not follow from duties well performed, are not worth having” – Mahatma Gandhi
PM IAS JANUARY 25 EDITORIAL
1. District Good Governance Index (DGGI) GS Paper 2: Governance and transparency related issues. Context: Union home minister Amit Shah recently launched the District Good Governance Index (DGGI) in Jammu and Kashmir, which is the first Union Territory to have such an index. About the index: The project has been launched in 20 districts of […]
PM IAS JANUARY 25 CURRENT EVENTS
Omicron In Community Transmission: INSACOG Context: Omicron is now in community transmission in India and has become dominant in multiple metros, where new cases have been rising exponentially, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said in its latest bulletin. INSACOG, jointly initiated by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, the Department of Biotechnology and […]
MAINS ANSWER WRITING CHALLENGE
1.The Livestock health has a huge bearing on the productivity of the animal rearing activities. In this context, discuss the importance of the Livestock Health and Disease Control (LH&DC) programme. (250 words) 2.Critically examine the need for the liberalization of the labour laws in India. (250 words) 3.The functionality of the urban local bodies would continue […]
PM IAS JANUARY 20 21 EDITORIAL
The Debate over Marital Rape GS Paper – 1, Salient Features of Indian Society, Role of Women, Issues Related to Women. CONTEXT The Delhi High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutional validity of the ‘marital rape immunity’ provided for in the Indian Penal Code. The case has drawn attention to critical issues such […]
PM IAS JANUARY 18 19 EDITORIAL
Kathak Dance GS: 1 Art and Culture Context Earlier this month, Pandit Birju Maharaj, India’s foremost Kathak exponent and recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, passed away. Pandit Birju Maharaj’s Life Birth: He was born on February 4, 1938, in the family of Kathak revivalist Ishwari Prasadji, and grew up in the city of New Delhi. Name in […]
PM IAS JANUARY 17 EDITORIAL
Income Inequality In India GS Paper – 2 Poverty, Issues Related to Population, Issues Related to Women, Issues Related to Minorities, Human Resource, Inclusive Growth. Context THE INCOME of 84 per cent of households in the country declined in 2021, but at the same time the number of Indian billionaires grew from 102 to 142, […]