by admin_ NCSCIAS | Aug 23, 2025 | Courses
The Illusion of Stablecoins as a Panacea for US Deficit Financing Why in News? US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has recently championed stablecoins—cryptocurrencies pegged to the US dollar—as a potential solution to the nation’s escalating deficit and borrowing...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Aug 23, 2025 | Courses
Indian Pharmaceutical Industry, A Global Powerhouse at a Crossroads Why in News? India’s pharmaceutical industry, long celebrated as the “pharmacy of the world,” is facing a severe crisis of credibility due to the proliferation of substandard and falsified...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Aug 23, 2025 | Courses
US Tariffs on Indian Goods, Economic Fallout and Strategic Imperatives Why in News? On August 27, the United States is set to impose secondary sanctions of 25% on Indian goods, in addition to the 25% reciprocal tariffs already effective since August 7. These measures,...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Aug 23, 2025 | Courses
Revamping India Liquidity Management Framework, Challenges and Reforms Why in News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently released the Report of the Internal Working Group (IWG) to Review the Liquidity Management Framework, marking a significant step toward...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Aug 22, 2025 | Courses
The Shadow of the Forgotten Town The train screeched to a halt, its rusty wheels grinding against the tracks. A thick mist wrapped around the deserted platform of Keshpur Junction, a town that no longer existed on most maps. For years, no one had bothered to stop...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Aug 22, 2025 | Courses
Addressing Gender Disparity in Organ Transplantation, NOTTO’s New Directive and the Road Ahead Why in News? The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) recently issued a groundbreaking directive aimed at addressing the stark gender imbalance in organ...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Aug 22, 2025 | Courses
How Women Migrant Electors Are Disenfranchised in the Bihar SIR Process Why in News? The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar has sparked significant controversy due to the exclusion of approximately 65 lakh electors from the draft electoral...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Aug 22, 2025 | Courses
Why Sri Lanka Tamils Are Protesting Militarization, A Deep Dive into Persistent Tensions Why in News? On August 18, Sri Lanka’s prominent Tamil party, the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadehi (ITAK), called a symbolic hartal (shutdown) across the Tamil-majority Northern and...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Aug 22, 2025 | Courses
The Ubiquity of Politics, How a Club Election Became a National Spectacle Why in News? In mid-August, an unlikely event captured the attention of India’s political class and national media: the election for the post of Secretary (Administration) at the Constitution...
by admin_ NCSCIAS | Aug 22, 2025 | Courses
Justice is Not About Teaching Someone a Lesson, The Perils of Normalizing Custodial Violence in India Why in News? In a recent judgment, the Chhattisgarh High Court, while hearing a custodial death case, observed that police officers involved in the death of a Dalit...
