Context: measures to increase exports India’s share in world exports is still very small at 1.8 per cent in 2018 compared to China’s 13.8 per cent. India should aim at raising its share in world exports to at least a respectable 5 per cent. For this, India’s exports (of goods) should reach around US$ 1000… Continue reading 7 PM | A two-track plan to raise exports to $1 trillion | 3rd August, 2019
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7 PM | The problem of low investment in MSMEs and what we can do | 2nd July, 2019
Context: significance of Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and its structural reforms In accordance with the provision of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) are classified as below: Manufacturing Sector Enterprise Category Investment in plant & machinery: Micro Enterprises Does not exceed twenty five lakh… Continue reading 7 PM | The problem of low investment in MSMEs and what we can do | 2nd July, 2019
7 PM | Finding the data on missing girls | 2nd July, 2019
Context: Skewed sex ratio in India and the flaws in data about Sex ratio at Birth. Sample Registration System (SRS): Registration of births and deaths is an important source for demographic data for socio-economic development and population control in developing countries. The data on population growth, fertility and mortality serves as the starting point for… Continue reading 7 PM | Finding the data on missing girls | 2nd July, 2019
7 PM | Automotive slump & industrial policy | 1st August, 2019
Context: the national Automotive Mission Plan significance and challenges Automotive Mission Plan (AMP) 2016-26: AMP is a collective vision of government and the Indian automotive industry on where vehicles, Auto-Components, and Tractor industries should reach over the next ten years in terms of size, contributions to India’s development AMP 2026 also seeks to define the… Continue reading 7 PM | Automotive slump & industrial policy | 1st August, 2019
7 PM | Fighting forces that shackle Dalit business | 1st August, 2019
Context: Dalit entrepreneur’s opportunities and challenges Industrialization and entrepreneurship development have broken the social immobility. The villages, nowadays, are no longer isolated from the rest of the country. Social mobility has increased and the people are migrating to long distance from their homes in search of jobs. The entrepreneurship is helping not only a particular… Continue reading 7 PM | Fighting forces that shackle Dalit business | 1st August, 2019
7 PM | ‘One nation one ration card’ can transform lives | 31st July, 2019
Context: one nation one ration card significance and challenges Ration card: Ration card means a document issued under an order or authority of the State Government for the purchase of essential commodities from the fair price shops under the Public Distribution System (PDS) / Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). Essentially it is a card / document that enable rationing… Continue reading 7 PM | ‘One nation one ration card’ can transform lives | 31st July, 2019
7 PM | Padding up for the next UNSC innings | 31st July, 2019
Context: UNSC reforms and possible steps India can make with its non-permanent membership in next UNSC elections. More in news: The elections for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year will be held in june 2020. It has been unanimously decided to support India for an eighth second-year term. This means that India’s election is assured… Continue reading 7 PM | Padding up for the next UNSC innings | 31st July, 2019
7 PM | Change without reforms | 30th July, 2019
Context: Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019. More in news: The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019 recently passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to amend “The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993”. Human Rights: Human Rights mean the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed… Continue reading 7 PM | Change without reforms | 30th July, 2019
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
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
