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As world grapples with extreme weather events & rising sea levels, blue carbon ecosystems such as mangroves are critical to climate & economic resilience. However, historically, mangroves have been on the margins of planning & policy priorities in spite of their vital role in anchoring coastal economies & protecting millions from climate extremes. Table of… Continue reading Mangrove Ecosystem – Importance & Threats – Explained Pointwise

‘Lottery of birth’ refers to the acknowledgement about how, when, where & to whom you are born, grow up and live. It plays such a profound role in shaping one’s future & dramatically alters the access to resources like nutrition, healthcare, education, and safe living environments. A child born in India has a one-in-five chance… Continue reading Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

30th July this year marks the 1st anniversary of the calamitous Wayanad landslide that wreaked havoc in Kerala in 2024 and resulted in the loss of lives of 298 people. It was one of the biggest natural disaster in the country. According to experts, it is the biggest landslide-related disaster in the state in terms… Continue reading Wayanad Landslide- Causes, impact and management of Landslides in India- Explained Pointwise

Timely justice is the cornerstone of public trust in the legal system, as captured by the classic maxim ‘justice delayed, is justice denied’. Prolonged delays often deter people from approaching the courts. President Draupadi Murmu, last year, termed this hesitation the ‘Black Coat Syndrome’. Table of Content Cases pending in the courts in India What… Continue reading Judicial Delays – Causes, Consequences & Way Forward – Explained Pointwise

This year marks the completion of 5 years of National Education Policy (NEP) which was launched in 2020. The  National Education Policy 2020 promised a sweeping reset of both school & higher education & it marks a remarkable progress in the area of education and learning. Table of Content National Education Policy 2020 Major provisions… Continue reading National Education Policy 2020 – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

Over past few years, courts around the country as well as human rights activists have sought a review of the POCSO Act with respect to cases that involve consensual sexual relationship between teenagers aged 16-18 years. Several members of the civil society have written about not to criminalize such consensual relationship & recommended adding an… Continue reading POCSO Act – Salient Features & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

Throughout history, the society has undergone profound changes in power dynamics and political ideals that have transformed individual lives as well as the idea of the collective. But the modernizing forces have been biased against the marginalized sections including Dalits. This is testified by the continued existence of manual scavenging despite the same being prohibited… Continue reading Manual Scavenging – Reasons & Solutions – Explained Pointwise

India & UK has recently signed a Free Trade Agreement called Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CFTA). The CETA promised to usher in not just an economic partnership but a plan for shared prosperity. The pact includes chapters on goods, services, innovation, govt procurement & IPR. The deal is expected to benefit Indian farmers, the MSME… Continue reading India-UK Relations- Significance & Challenges- Explained Pointwise

Metals have played a very important role in the evolution of the human civilisation that lead to the naming of important eras on the name of era defining metals like Bronze Age & Iron Age. Similarly, the minerals have also been central to the development of our economy & society for e.g. coal powered the… Continue reading Critical Minerals – Importance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise