Introduction The Electricity (amendment) Bill 2021 will be introduced and is likely to be pushed for passage in the monsoon session of Parliament. The bill seeks to delicense distribution of electricity just like generation. The bill is being considered as a panacea for the power sector by many but a holistic approach is the need… Continue reading Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021 – Explained, pointwise
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Floods in Europe and lessons for India – Explained, Pointwise
Introduction Climate change and global warming will continue to cause extreme climatic events. Across the world, countries are being confronted with situations of either too little or too much water and droughts interspersed with floods. Rainfall has become unpredictable. The recent floods in Europe are a wake-up call for us to adopt the Dutch mantra,… Continue reading Floods in Europe and lessons for India – Explained, Pointwise
Assam Mizoram Border Dispute – Explained, Pointwise
Introduction The violent clashes on the Assam-Mizoram border in Lailapur on July 26th are a result of the continuing confrontation between the two states. The clash came days after a meeting of the Union Home Minister with chief ministers of the Northeastern states, held in Shillong. In this meeting, it was reiterated that inter-state border… Continue reading Assam Mizoram Border Dispute – Explained, Pointwise
Periodic Labour Force Survey and Unemployment in India- Explained, pointwise
Introduction The unemployment rate in India is always a reason to worry. Just before the Covid crisis at the end of the 2019-20 financial year, India had around 403.5 million employed people. But, during the second wave alone, India lost around 23 million jobs across formal and informal sectors as states and Union territories imposed… Continue reading Periodic Labour Force Survey and Unemployment in India- Explained, pointwise
Food security in India and its challenges- Explained, pointwise
Introduction With a reduction in COVID-19 infections as the second wave weakens in India, it is important to focus on the pandemic’s disruptive impact on the food security and livelihoods of the poor and marginalized. There was a ‘dramatic worsening’ of world hunger in 2020, much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19.… Continue reading Food security in India and its challenges- Explained, pointwise
Significance of biocentric jurisprudence for nature – Explained, pointwise
Introduction In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court of India has sought to move away from an anthropocentric basis of law and stressed the importance of biocentrism. The anthropocentric perception is widespread and is considered to be responsible for severe environmental crises ranging from global warming, ozone depletion, and water scarcity to the loss of… Continue reading Significance of biocentric jurisprudence for nature – Explained, pointwise
EU’s carbon border tax – Explained, pointwise
Introduction In March 2021, the EU Parliament had adopted a resolution to implement a ‘Carbon Border Adjusted Mechanism’ (CBAM), pertaining to which proposed that goods entering the EU would be taxed at the borders. The E.U. proposal still needs to be negotiated among the 27 member countries and the European Parliament before becoming law. If… Continue reading EU’s carbon border tax – Explained, pointwise
How effective is the Ease of doing business index? – Explained, pointwise
Introduction India improved its global rank in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index (EoDB) 79 positions from 142nd in 2014 to 63rd in 2020. But despite this, India’s gross domestic product growth (GDP) rate fell more than 4 percent points between 2016 and 2019. Similarly, private investment as a share of GDP also… Continue reading How effective is the Ease of doing business index? – Explained, pointwise
Offshore wind energy in India – Explained, pointwise
Introduction The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has set a target of installing 5 GW of offshore wind energy by 2022 and 30 GW by 2030. India’s capacity to generate electricity from wind reached 39.2 gigawatts (GW) a year in March 2021. The compound annual growth rate for wind generation has been… Continue reading Offshore wind energy in India – Explained, pointwise
State of surveillance in India – Explained, pointwise
Introduction A list of persons allegedly targeted by Pegasus spyware was released by a multi-organisational investigation involving news organizations, cybersecurity specialists, and Amnesty International. The list includes over 1,000 Indians, including at least 40 journalists, several members of Parliament. While the government has denied any wrongdoing or carrying out any unauthorized surveillance, but these revelations… Continue reading State of surveillance in India – Explained, pointwise
