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India’s Coastal Security 15 Jul 2019 11 min read India’s 7,516-kilometre-long coastline includes 5,422 kilometres of coastline on the mainland and 2,094 kilometres on the islands belonging to nine states and four Union Territories. The coastline accounts for 90% of the country’s trade and it spans 3,331 coastal villages and 1,382 islands. The coastline houses…
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) 17 Jul 2019 13 min read Introduction Worldwide, MSMEs have been accepted as the engine of economic growth and for promoting equitable development. They constitute over 90% of total enterprises in most of the economies and are credited with generating the highest rates of employment growth. With low investment…
Trade War 31 Jul 2019 12 min read Why in News According to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospect, the global economy has slowed to its lowest pace in three years because international trade and investment have been weaker than expected. International trade has been severely affected by the trade war between the US and…
Intellectual Property Rights 02 Aug 2019 14 min read What are Intellectual Property Rights? Intellectual property rights (IPR) are the rights given to persons over the creations of their minds: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names and images used in commerce. They usually give the creator an exclusive right over the use of…
Mission Chandrayaan 07 Aug 2019 10 min read Why in News? On 22 July 2019, India launched Chandrayaan-2, its second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. It is a Lunar orbiter, lander, rover type mission. It is expected to do soft-landing on the Moon on 7 September, 2019. Chandrayaan-2 is…
India’s Industrial Policy 09 Aug 2019 15 min read Meaning Government action to influence the ownership & structure of the industry and its performance. It takes the form of paying subsidies or providing finance in other ways, or of regulation. It includes procedures, principles (i.e., the philosophy of a given economy), policies, rules and regulations,…
Public Distribution System 12 Aug 2019 15 min read Introduction The Public distribution system (PDS) is an Indian food Security System established under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution. PDS evolved as a system of management of scarcity through distribution of food grains at affordable prices. PDS is operated under the joint…
Marine Pollution 16 Aug 2019 9 min read The oceans cover over 70% of the globe. Its health, wellbeing of humanity and the living environment that sustains us all are inextricably linked. Yet neglect of ocean acidification, climate change, polluting activities and over-exploitation of marine resources have made oceans, one of the earth’s most threatened…
Nuclear Doctrine of India 23 Aug 2019 11 min read Why in News? Amidst heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, Defence Minister of India has recently said that the ‘no first use nuclear policy’ of India may change in the future. What is a Nuclear Doctrine? A nuclear doctrine states how a nuclear weapon state…
Money Laundering 28 Aug 2019 7 min read Why in news? The Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering, a regional affiliate of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has placed Pakistan in the “Enhanced Expedited Follow Up List (Blacklist)” for its failure to meet its standards. What is Money Laundering? Money laundering is concealing or…