7 PM | Why India trails in Global Hunger Index | 18th October, 2019

Context: In Global Hunger Index report, India has the highest percentage of children who suffer from acute undernutrition. On other parameters, where India has improved, the pace has been relatively slow. More in News: The latest Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2019 has ranked India a lowly 102 among the 117 countries it has mapped. On the whole, the 2019… Continue reading 7 PM | Why India trails in Global Hunger Index | 18th October, 2019

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7 PM | Taking national data seriously | 17th October, 2019

Context: Data sharing in global economy. Data: Information in raw or unorganized form (such as alphabets, numbers, or symbols) that refer to, or represent, conditions, ideas, or objects. Data is limitless and present everywhere in the universe. Digital Economy: The “digital economy” is a term for all of those economic processes, transactions, interactions and activities… Continue reading 7 PM | Taking national data seriously | 17th October, 2019

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7 PM | What a carbon tax can and can’t achieve against climate change | 16th October, 2019

Context: Carbon Tax and the recent report by IMF. More in news: IMF in a recent report says, “The world needs a massive carbon tax in just 10 years to limit climate change”. The international organization suggests a cost of $75 per ton by 2030. Carbon Tax: A carbon tax is a fee imposed on… Continue reading 7 PM | What a carbon tax can and can’t achieve against climate change | 16th October, 2019

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7 PM | Turkey’s attacks on Kurds in Syria | 15th October, 2019

Context: Turkey’s military intervention in the Syria. More in news: Turkey’s military launched a cross-border operation against Kurdish-led forces in Syria in early October, after US troops who had been allied to the Kurds withdrew. Turkey named the military incursion as “Operation Peace Spring” which aims to create a ‘safe zone’ that is 480 km… Continue reading 7 PM | Turkey’s attacks on Kurds in Syria | 15th October, 2019

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7 PM | India – China Informal Summit | 14th October, 2019

Context: India-China relations in the backdrop of recently held Informal Summit. More in news: The second informal summit was held in the seaside temple town of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu on October 11 and 12.  Background: India and China share a 3,500-km border, over which they went to war in 1962. The course of the… Continue reading 7 PM | India – China Informal Summit | 14th October, 2019

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7 PM | Nationalism | Gandhi’s idea of pluralism and Secularism | 12th October, 2019

Context: Nationalism, Gandhi’s idea of pluralism and secularism. More in news: All over the world today, ethnic nationalism of one kind or another is making a comeback. For example, Christian nationalism in Poland and Hungary, white nationalism among evangelical Christians in the US, Slavic and orthodox-church based nationalism in Russia, Islamic nationalism in Turkey and… Continue reading 7 PM | Nationalism | Gandhi’s idea of pluralism and Secularism | 12th October, 2019

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7 PM | Do we need a countrywide National Register of Citizens? | 11th October, 2019

Context: All IndiaNational Register of Citizens (NRC). More in news: After rolling out the National Register of Citizens in Assam, the BJP-led government at the Centre has said it will conduct a similar exercise in the rest of the country.  National Register of Citizens (NRC): The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the register containing… Continue reading 7 PM | Do we need a countrywide National Register of Citizens? | 11th October, 2019

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7 PM | Agriculture : We need better trade deal for our farmers. | 10th October, 2019

Context: Agriculturalists in India are keen on improving exports and need all the help they can get to fight unfair world trade arrangements. More in news: The WTO hosted the first-ever World Cotton Day on October 7 in Geneva to highlight the challenges of cotton economies. This event stems from the application by the Cotton-4… Continue reading 7 PM | Agriculture : We need better trade deal for our farmers. | 10th October, 2019

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