Page-81 of UPSC Questions

Evaluate the Global North’s efforts to fulfill the annual $100 billion climate finance promise to the Global South. How far can private climate finance help here?

  Prior to the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UNFCCC Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) recently published...

September 17, 2023

Napoleon was the child of the revolution, but in many ways he reversed the aims and principles of the movement from which he sprang. Comment.

Napoleon was the child of the Revolution, but in many ways he reversed the aims and principles of the movement from which he sprang. This was particularly true...

September 17, 2023

Why the often adopted go to measure like loan waiver, increasing MSPs and DBT have failed to provide a holistic measure to address farm distress.

The two main policy interventions repeatedly discussed to tackle farmer distress are loan waivers and minimum support prices (MSP). These policy interventions don’t recognize the fact that farmers...

September 17, 2023

Discuss the options explored by the government to recoup loss from the proposed corporate tax cuts

The reduction in corporate tax rates proposed by the Ministry of Finance is set to cost Rs 1.45 lakh crore annually. In order to compensate for revenue loss due to...

September 17, 2023

Discuss the advantages of the Agnipath scheme? What can be done to address the concerns raised by critics?

The Agnipath initiative is the Government of India’s new recruiting scheme for enrolling new troops in the three wings of the defense forces. Recruits for the programme will...

September 16, 2023

While the pressure groups play a constructive and positive role in deepening democracy and enhancing liberties, they are often criticized on various grounds. Discuss.

The pressure groups are collective of individuals who come together to secure their own as well as public interest through various ways, such as: Electioneering – Placing candidates...

September 16, 2023

India Makes Public Health A Priority With “Eat Right India”

The Government of India has launched a massive media campaign to boost the Eat Right India movement. Along with POSHAN Abhiyaan, Anemia Mukt Bharat, Ayushman Bharat Yojana, and...

September 16, 2023

What are the recommendations made by the task force on direct tax code on dividend distribution tax?

The new Direct Tax Code seeks to replace the existing Income Tax Act. The task force on direct tax code (DTC) has recommended abolishing of dividend distribution tax...

September 16, 2023

Liberalisation of the Indian economy since 1991 has led to excessive consumerism and over-production of ‘white goods’. Elucidate.

At the end of the first phase of economic liberalisation 1991-2001, the result is economic growth and better availability of goods and services to consumers of India. The...

September 16, 2023

While carbon pricing is considered an effective policy tool to curb carbon emissions and transition to cleaner sources of energy, there are several economic and social challenges associated with its implementation in the Indian context. Do the perceived challenges outweigh the environmental benefits of carbon pricing in India? Examine.

Carbon pricing aims to internalize the negative externalities of carbon emissions by imposing a price on goods based on their carbon footprint. This creates an incentive for industries...

September 16, 2023