upsc basics Archives ~ Group Discussion Ideas

How can we reduce wealth gap between Rich & Poor?

Updated on Feb 8th, 2019 Garima Mittal Fri, Feb 8th, 2019

As per Oxfam’s latest report (2019), 73% of the wealth generated last year went to the richest 1%, while 67 crore Indians who comprise the poorest half of the population saw only 1 % increase in their wealth. It also … Read the rest

Right to be forgotten

Updated on Nov 6th, 2018 Team GD Ideas Thu, Aug 2nd, 2018

Theme :-

First draft of India’s ‘Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018‘ is out in July 2018. BN Srikrishna’s committee took the responsibility to draft this bill. ‘Right to be forgotten‘ was also included in this draft

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How can banks prevent Nirav Modi-Like scams?

Updated on Jan 22nd, 2019 Team GD Ideas Tue, Mar 27th, 2018

Background :-

Two employees of Punjab National Bank, the second largest public sector bank of India, tie up with Nirav Modi and issued LOUs(Letter of Undertaking) to overseas banks through SWIFT(Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), without noting this

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How can tourism be improved?

Updated on Nov 19th, 2017 Shweta Bedekar Sun, Nov 19th, 2017

Present situation of tourism sector in India:-

In the recent reports of 2017, India ranked first among the Top 10 Best countries to visit in the world with Scotland and Canada net in the list. Taj Mahal, City Palace, Qutb

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Donald Trump’s Presidency – Pros & Cons

Updated on Mar 5th, 2019 Sanjana De Tue, Oct 24th, 2017

Background :-

Donald Trump, the 45^thand current president of the United States, has been in power since January 20^th 2017. He preceded Barrack Obama and is from the Republican political party.
Trump has a strong sense of

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