Goaltide Daily News 2021

Jan 19, 2021

News 1:
The judiciary mustn’t violate the separation of powers: Live Mint

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Syllabus Reference: GS-II

Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.

 

The author says, the court intervened as a self-appointed mediator in the ongoing farm agitation, because “the negotiations between the farmers’ bodies and the government have not yielded any result." In the process, the court has violated both India’s functional as well as structural separation of powers. Read the article to get the complete details.

News 2:
Explained: Balance sheet of a bad bank: Indian Express

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Syllabus Reference: GS-III

Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment.

 

With commercial banks set to witness a spike in NPAs, or bad loans, in the wake of the contraction in the economy as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das recently agreed to look at the proposal for the creation of a bad bank. Let’s know about the Bad Banks in detail here.

News 3:
The minimum support price conundrum and Indian farming: Down to Earth

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Syllabus Reference: GS-III

Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices;

 

The article briefly discusses what is MSP, how it has brought changes in Indian Farming System and what are the impacts – economic, social, ecological, etc. read the article very carefully and note down the points.

News 4:
The decline of rural can be stopped: Indian Express

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Syllabus Reference: GS-I

Urbanization, their problems and their remedies

 

India is less rural today than it was earlier. Author tries to give reasons for this decline or rural nature of Indian society. He says there are mainly two reasons for it. First is Urbanization and the next is declining ruralisation. An interesting article. Must read for all.

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