(Source – Indian Express, Section – Explained, Page – 19) Topic: GS2 – International Relations Context President Donald Trump’s administration has imposed tariffs—primarily targeting China—as part of his commitment to the “Make America Great Again” agenda. These measures are meant to display strength and deliver on campaign promises, even as the administration negotiates trade deals…
1. The BIT model India needs (Source – Indian Express, Section – The Editorial Page – Page No. – 12) Topic: GS3 – Economy Context The Finance Minister proposed revamping India’s 2015 model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to make it more investor-friendly, prompting a debate on adopting dual BIT models Welcoming Reform in India’s BIT…
(Source – The Hindu, International Edition – Page No. – 9) Topic: GS2 – Governance, GS3 – Science and Technology Context India is rapidly adopting AI but lacks a formal national strategy or regulatory framework. This raises concerns about ethical use, accountability, and inclusive growth. Global AI Governance Trends Over the past year, the global…
1. India, rising power demand and the ‘hydrogen factor’ (Source – The Hindu, International Edition – Page No. – 8) Topic: GS3 – Indian Economy – Infrastructure – Energy Context India’s path to a net-zero economy requires massive electrification and increased use of low-carbon energy sources, including nuclear and hydrogen. Strategic integration of electricity storage…
1. The approach to regulating AI in India (Source – The Hindu, International Edition – Page No. – 9) Topic: GS2 – Governance, GS3 – Science and Technology Context India is rapidly adopting AI but lacks a formal national strategy or regulatory framework. This raises concerns about ethical use, accountability, and inclusive growth. Global AI…
White Revolution was launched in 1970 through the National Dairy Development Board under the name ‘Operation Flood’. The success of the White Revolution: Quality Brands: Amul has become one of India’s most loved brands, and is respected internationally too for the quality of its products and the efficiency of its management. It has successfully competed…
Blue Revolution ‘Blue Revolution 2.0/ Neel Kranti- a revolution called by the PM in the fisheries sector; It refers to explosive growth in the aquaculture industry. A few older initiatives were launched under the 7th FYP -1980s. All these have been replaced by the PM Matys Sampada Yojana by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of…
Animal Husbandry includes various types of practices, of which the most important ones in India include: Dairy Farming Aquaculture Sheep Husbandry Cuniculture Pig Farms Sericulture Poultry Beekeeping Editor’s Note In these chapters, we shall study the situation of India’s livestock farmers, and their economies. We shall see the backward and forward linkages therein. We shall…
In 2022-23, the Agri-exports have reached $53.1 billion with a registered growth of 18%. India supplies more than 3% of world agri-export commodities. This has been rising in the last few years in absolute terms, but it is shrinking in proportion to India’s GDP. It is noted that agri-trade in the total agri-GDP has slid…
The Government wants to diversify the agricultural markets to reduce over-reliance on the APMC system across India. For this various schemes and systems have been put in place. e-RaKAM: Rashtriya Kisan Agri Mandi or e-RaKAM brings together the farmers, PSUs, civil supplies and buyers on a single platform to ease the selling and buying process…
