7 PM | Respecting Reproductive Choice | 29th July, 2019

Context: The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019. More in News: The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 was re-introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 15, 2019, having lapsed in December 2018 with the dissolution of Parliament. The introduction of the 2019 Bill, contains minimal amendments to earlier drafts and fails to engage with important critiques that arose between 2016… Continue reading 7 PM | Respecting Reproductive Choice | 29th July, 2019

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7 PM | Ban or regulate? | 29th July, 2019

Context: crypto currencies and its related issues Crypto currency is both digital and virtual currency that is created based on some cryptographic algorithm. No one “mints” this currency; they solve cryptographic algorithms using hardware and electricity to get the representation of one unit of value, typically called a “coin”. Bitcoin, Litecoin, and altcoins are all… Continue reading 7 PM | Ban or regulate? | 29th July, 2019

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7 PM | Private member’s bill urges state poll funding | 27th July, 2019

Context: A private member’s Bill on amending the Representation of the People’s Act, 1951, and removal of caps on electoral expenditure by candidates contesting polls.  More in news: Equating the expenditure limit on election expenses with prohibition, Congress MP Rajeev Gowda moved a private member’s bill in the Rajya Sabha that seeks removal of the limit and… Continue reading 7 PM | Private member’s bill urges state poll funding | 27th July, 2019

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7 PM | Zero clarity | 27th July, 2019

Context: Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) significance and challenges Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), which is a set of farming methods, and also a grassroots peasant movement, has spread to various states in India. The word ‘budget’ refers to credit and expenses, thus the phrase ‘Zero Budget’ means without using any credit, and without spending… Continue reading 7 PM | Zero clarity | 27th July, 2019

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7 PM | Opportunity to reform agriculture missed |26th July, 2019

Context: structural issues in agriculture Present scenario of Indian agriculture: The aggregate Share of Agriculture and Allied Sectors, Including agribusiness, domesticated animals, and ranger service and fishery sub segments as far as rate of GDP is 13.9 percent during 2018-19 at 2004-05 prices.  Indian is an agriculture based country, where more than 50% of population… Continue reading 7 PM | Opportunity to reform agriculture missed |26th July, 2019

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7 PM | Making national legislatures more gender balanced | 26th July, 2019

Context: Women representation in Parliament. Gender parity is fundamental to whether and how economies and societies thrive. Ensuring the full development and appropriate deployment of half of the world’s total talent pool has a vast bearing on the growth, competitiveness and future-readiness of economies and businesses worldwide. Global gender gap report: The Global Gender Gap… Continue reading 7 PM | Making national legislatures more gender balanced | 26th July, 2019

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7 PM | Untangling labour laws | 25th July, 2019

Context: labour laws in India and its reforms Labor reforms essentially mean taking steps in increasing production, productivity, and employment opportunities in the economy in such a manner that the interests of the workers are not compromised. Essen­tially, it means skill development, retraining, redeployment, updating knowledge base of workers-teachers, promotion of leadership qualities, etc. Labor… Continue reading 7 PM | Untangling labour laws | 25th July, 2019

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7 PM | Having the last word on ‘population control’ | 25th July, 2019

Context: India’s populationrelated concerns. Present Population: At present, India’s population stands at nearly 134 crore while China is inhabited by nearly 140 crore. Which means in another two years, India will overtake China. There is no denying that urgent and aggressive steps such as strict control policies and linking their observance with incentives are urgently needed to… Continue reading 7 PM | Having the last word on ‘population control’ | 25th July, 2019

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7 PM | Giving ties with Seoul a facelift | 24th July, 2019

Context: India – South Korea relations. More in News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met South Korean President Moon Jae-in on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka and discussed ways to enhance trade, economic and people-to-people relations. Political and security Relations: India played an important and positive role in Korean affairs after Korea’s independence… Continue reading 7 PM | Giving ties with Seoul a facelift | 24th July, 2019

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7 PM | Will India’s idea on disaster management gain global support? | 24th July, 2019

Context: creation of Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and its significance Infrastructure is the term for the basic physical systems of a business or nation—transportation, communication, sewage, water, and electric systems are all examples of infrastructure. These systems tend to be high-cost investments and are vital to a country’s economic development and prosperity.  The term “resilient”… Continue reading 7 PM | Will India’s idea on disaster management gain global support? | 24th July, 2019

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