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For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament has completed hundred years of existence. India being a Parliamentary democracy establishes accountability of the government to the people through Parliamentary supervision and control. Public Accounts Committee is considered the most important financial Committee of Parliament in the financial accountability process. About… Continue reading Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Functioning, Challenges and Suggestions for Improvement – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction In the recent Glasgow climate summit (COP26), India announced new climate targets. One such ambitious target is achieving Net Zero by 2070. Achieving Net Zero by 2070 requires India to fundamentally alter its development model during this decade. This is because of various challenges associated with the Net Zero emissions… Continue reading Achieving Net Zero by 2070 and the Associated Challenges – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Recently, the Union Ministry of Environment proposed a plan to implement a ‘star-rating system’ in the Environmental Impact Assessment Process (EIA). The plan is a follow-up of the Union Cabinet meeting that occurred earlier this month, that focused on facilitating the Government’s broader commitment to ‘Ease of Doing Business’.  Under… Continue reading Environmental Impact Assessment and the Star Rating System – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Future Retail has recently missed the payment of dues it owes to the banks which it had intended to pay by selling its assets to Reliance. Reliance’s offer to buy the assets of Future (Future-Reliance deal) expires in March 2022 which may impact Future’s ability to repay the debt. The… Continue reading The Reliance-Future Deal and Arbitrations in India – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) wrote to the States on January 12 that the Union Government proposes to amend Rule 6 (Deputation of cadre officers) of the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules 1954. The proposed rules will provide overriding powers to the Union Government to transfer IAS and… Continue reading Deputation of Cadre Officers and the Proposed Amendments – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Pakistan’s National Security Policy (NSP) was officially released on January 14, 2022. It offers the first comprehensive view of the political-military-intelligence establishment’s approach to its internal and external challenges at a critical juncture in the 75th year of its existence. The policy was cleared by the Pakistani Cabinet is valid… Continue reading Pakistan’s National Security Policy and its Implications for India – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction On January 14, 2022 about 33 leading public health experts shot off an open letter to the Central and State Ministries of Health, and to the Indian Medical Association. The letter raised several issues, including the fact that expensive diagnostics and medications with limited evidence were being promoted in India… Continue reading Emergency Use Authorisation of Drugs and the Issues Therein – Explained, pointwise