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The HINDU editorial notes for UPSC September 27,2019   1) Subject to people's will: On Karnataka by-polls pic source: nammakpsc.com Earlier this year ,Karnataka assembly speaker disqualified some MLAs on ground of defection and banned them from contesting election until the life of the current assembly.  The Election commission has agreed to defer by-election to 15 of 17 assembly seats in karnataka until Supreme court decides the fate of the defectors. The Tenth schedule (Anti defection law) has a lot of gray areas,it provides  the speaker complete  authority to decide on defection ,but if decision were found to be in malafide intent ,then the aggrieved MLAs can approach the court.Using this clause ,the MLAs petitioned in supreme court against the speaker's decision. Instead of the courts or speakers deciding the fate of defectors,let them contest again and let people of  their constituency decide their fate.       ...

THE HINDU EDITORIAL NOTES  September 16,2019 1) Why India's growth rates are off the brink World renowned Economic experts were too late in predicting the 2008 recession, Is Indian economy on a similar path to recession and has our economists failed to predict it sooner The Indian economy has been witnessing 5 consecutive quarters of  slow growth,the recently release quarter estimates puts the gdp growth rate @ 5%, Yet the economic survey and RBI estimates has put 7% gdp growth rate The international institutions although doubtful of India's data collection has no other way than to rely on official figures published by India government ,hence they projected 7% growth rate Even if the economy is growing at 5% growth rate, which is not a bad number,the real question is why is the economy not attracting investment and why has consumption become stagnant Realizing the gravity of slow down ,the finance ministry,RBI ,NITI Aayog ,PMEAC has now gone into a post budget re...

THE HINDU Editorial notes   September 6,2019 1) Teaching in the time of consumerism This article talks about the current state of teaching and school teachers in India. Public perception of school teacher is quite negative in many parts of the country,low popularity of school teaching has been linked to changing social ethics and state policy over the last three decades.              pic credits: thehindu.com Parents nowadays see the children's school life as an investment for which they demand best value.Children come to school with a lot of baggage from their home ,while parents are busy dealing with their own work life, coupled with recent advances in technology which has reduced socialization  to a considerable extent. Despite these changes and difficulties ,there are several thousand teachers who are committed to their duty Although quality of teachers in schools is a long term issue, it has severely worsened Po...

UPSC current affairs- THE HINDU Editorial notes September 1,2019  1) A Plastic emergency  Prime minister Modi in his Independence Day address ,called for a movement to ban single use plastics ,this mass social movement will begin from Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2,2019) Single use plastics are cheap one time usable plastics like spoons and boxes available in fast food shops,they are not reused and are non biodegradable. Single use plastics waste accumulate over the years leading to land and ocean pollution The plastic waste management(PWM) rules 2016 address these issues comprehensively and clearly  allots roles and responsibility to Local municipalities ,producers.  Following PWM(2016) rules ,many state governments and local governments took steps to address this plastic menace ,these measures ranged from complete ban on polythene bag or eliminating low quality bags (>20microns) and Extended Producer Responsibility(EPR) wherein the producers of a product w...

UPSC current affairs- THE HINDU Editorial explained August 31,2019 1) Spelling out the government's RBI windfall - Partha Ray Every year RBI transfers a specified amount of surplus to the government treasury and this augments the non tax revenue of government This year RBI transferred a huge amount of 1.76 lakh crore surplus to government and has got quite a lot of media attention Those opposing this huge tranche of transfer are worried about the independence of RBI , Those who support the surplus transfer claim RBI remains as one of the overcapitalized central banks in the world and that money lies idle with RBI instead could put to use for improving economic productivity. Hence to assess the quantum of economic capital of RBI ,RBI in consultation with government appointed Bimal Jalan expert committee (Nov 2018) ,it recommended a Cash Reserve Buffer of 5.5 to 6.5 % of RBI balance sheet to meet emergency situations as RBI remains the lender of last resort   ...