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In recent years, the demand for crop protection chemicals, especially of herbicides, in India has increased tremendously. It is said that the market for herbicide is growing at a rate of 10% per annum. Table of Content What is a Pesticide? What is the need & importance of pesticide? What have been the various initiatives… Continue reading Pesticides- Importance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

Money laundering is a serious offence as it has direct linkage with terror activities & organised crime. Despite the presence of stringent laws like Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the number of money laundering cases in India has been continuously increasing. Table of Content What is MONEY LAUNDERING? What are the impacts of Money… Continue reading Money Laundering – Impact & Preventive Measures – Explained Pointwise

The National Sports Governance Bill, 2025, recently introduced in the Lok Sabha. The Bill intends to bring comprehensive reforms in the sports administration & governance in the country, incorporating ethical practices, athlete welfare, and institutional standards. The Bill marks a watershed moment in India’s sporting history by introducing significant reforms in sports governance that has… Continue reading National Sports Governance Bill – Provisions, Significance & Limitations – Explained Pointwise

The Indian Railways has recently commissioned the new 51km track to Sairang, which is present close to the Mizoram’s capital Aizwal. It raises hopes for India’s ambitious Act East Policy which envisages rail & road links with South-East Asia. Table of Content About India’s Act East Policy Comparing Look East with Act East Progress made… Continue reading India’s Act East Policy : Issues and Challenges – Explained Pointwise

‘Lottery of birth’ refers to the acknowledgement about how, when, where & to whom you are born, grow up and live. It plays such a profound role in shaping one’s future & dramatically alters the access to resources like nutrition, healthcare, education, and safe living environments. A child born in India has a one-in-five chance… Continue reading Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE) – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

30th July this year marks the 1st anniversary of the calamitous Wayanad landslide that wreaked havoc in Kerala in 2024 and resulted in the loss of lives of 298 people. It was one of the biggest natural disaster in the country. According to experts, it is the biggest landslide-related disaster in the state in terms… Continue reading Wayanad Landslide- Causes, impact and management of Landslides in India- Explained Pointwise

Timely justice is the cornerstone of public trust in the legal system, as captured by the classic maxim ‘justice delayed, is justice denied’. Prolonged delays often deter people from approaching the courts. President Draupadi Murmu, last year, termed this hesitation the ‘Black Coat Syndrome’. Table of Content Cases pending in the courts in India What… Continue reading Judicial Delays – Causes, Consequences & Way Forward – Explained Pointwise

This year marks the completion of 5 years of National Education Policy (NEP) which was launched in 2020. The  National Education Policy 2020 promised a sweeping reset of both school & higher education & it marks a remarkable progress in the area of education and learning. Table of Content National Education Policy 2020 Major provisions… Continue reading National Education Policy 2020 – Significance & Challenges – Explained Pointwise

Throughout history, the society has undergone profound changes in power dynamics and political ideals that have transformed individual lives as well as the idea of the collective. But the modernizing forces have been biased against the marginalized sections including Dalits. This is testified by the continued existence of manual scavenging despite the same being prohibited… Continue reading Manual Scavenging – Reasons & Solutions – Explained Pointwise