7 PM | A bitter harvest that we could still prevent | 13th August, 2019

Context: A new report of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change places emphasis on how bad land use is making our planet less livable. Shifts in farming practices will help. More in News: IPCC released a special report, “Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land… Continue reading 7 PM | A bitter harvest that we could still prevent | 13th August, 2019

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7 PM | Rethinking water governance strategies| 12th August, 2019

Context: ground water crisis and measure to improve water governance India is facing an unprecedented and worsening water crisis. The rivers are getting more polluted, their catchments, water-holding and water-harvesting mechanisms are deteriorating, and groundwater levels are depleting at an alarming rate. A large part of western and southern India is facing a drought at… Continue reading 7 PM | Rethinking water governance strategies| 12th August, 2019

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7 PM | India’s economic mobility and its impact on inequality | 12th August, 2019

Context: Rising inequality due to reduced economic mobility ‘Income-mobility’ analysis involves following the same people for two or more points in time and studying the changes in their economic well-being. Economic well-being may be measured by income, consumption, or labor earnings, among others. The recipient units may be households, per capita, adult equivalents, or individual… Continue reading 7 PM | India’s economic mobility and its impact on inequality | 12th August, 2019

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7 PM | A harvest of crushed hopes: Why numbers of hysterectomies are high in Maharashtra’s Beed district | 10th August, 2019

Context: Rising Hysterectomies among young women in India in general and Maharashtra in particular. More in News: A committee headed by Maharashtra health department’s principal secretary will conduct a probe into several cases of hysterectomies that have come to light in Beed district. Hysterectomy: A hysterectomy is a surgery to remove a woman’s uterus (also… Continue reading 7 PM | A harvest of crushed hopes: Why numbers of hysterectomies are high in Maharashtra’s Beed district | 10th August, 2019

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7 PM | Not the final word from Islamabad and Delhi | 10th August, 2019

Context: The recent judgment by International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Kulbhushan Jadhav case. More in News: The International Court of Justice on 17th July 2019 asks Pakistan to review conviction and sentencing of Jadhav, rules in favour of consular access. History of the case: Kulbhushan Jadhav (alias Hussain Mubarak Patel) is an Indian national… Continue reading 7 PM | Not the final word from Islamabad and Delhi | 10th August, 2019

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7 PM | Does the Medical Commission Bill encourage quackery? | 9th August, 2019

Context: National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 and the reasons of medical fraternity being against the bill. More in News: The National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 was introduced by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan in Lok Sabha on July 22, 2019. President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the National Medical… Continue reading 7 PM | Does the Medical Commission Bill encourage quackery? | 9th August, 2019

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7 PM | Managing India’s dams | 8th August, 2019

Context: Dam safety bill and dam safety reforms Dams have played a key role in fostering rapid and sustained agricultural and rural growth and development in India. Over the last fifty years, India has invested substantially in dams and related infrastructure. 5254 large dams have been completed and another 447 under construction (NRLD 2017). Storage… Continue reading 7 PM | Managing India’s dams | 8th August, 2019

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7 PM | The hard realities of India’s fast-track courts | 7th August, 2019

Context: Fast track courts and the issues with these courts. More in News: Minister for Women and Child Development, informed the Rajya Sabha that the government has proposed to set up 1,023 fast-track courts to clear the cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.  The Supreme Court in a suo motu… Continue reading 7 PM | The hard realities of India’s fast-track courts | 7th August, 2019

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