Context- Issues and Challenges of same sex marriages in India. What is Solicitor General Verdict on same sex marriage? Same-sex marriages are neither a part of “our culture” nor a part of the law, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Delhi High Court Monday, opposing a petition demanding marriage rights for the gay community under the Hindu Marriage Act… Continue reading LGBT community rights
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academic freedom index
Context: India’s dull score on the Academic Freedom Index reflects the issues troubling the country’s education system. What were the findings of academic freedom index? India has scored noticeably low in the international Academic Freedom Index (AFI) with a score of 0.352, which is closely followed by Saudi Arabia (0.278) and Libya (0.238). The AFI of India… Continue reading academic freedom index
DBT Scam
Context: Central scholarship scam underlines need to tighten checks and balances in DBT architecture, fix accountability Background An investigation by a newspaper has uncovered a nexus of middlemen, government employees, and bank staff were involved in cheating students from minority communities of a centrally funded scholarship in Jharkhand. It was found that the officials have bypassed… Continue reading DBT Scam
Divestment in fossil fuels
What do you mean by Divestment movement in Fossil fuels? Divestment is the process by which money put into stocks and bonds of certain companies is withdrawn. A divestment is the opposite of an investment. For example, recently Goldman Sachs announced that it would no longer finance new oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife… Continue reading Divestment in fossil fuels
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governance
Context– RBI has to answer to Parliament why it misses the inflation target and what plans do they have to control inflation. What is Inflation targeting and what happen when RBI fails to meet inflation target? Inflation targeting involves using monetary policy to keep inflation close to the agreed target. RBI and Government of India… Continue reading Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governance
New Education Policy 2020 (NEP) : Complete Analysis
Context: The National Education Policy 2020 underestimates the problem of settling the three systems of education in India. More on news: For education to fulfil its social role, it must respond to the specific setting in which the young are growing up. India has sufficient experience of attempts made from the national level to influence systemic… Continue reading New Education Policy 2020 (NEP) : Complete Analysis
Post Quad era for India
Context: Future possible rearrangement of the global structures will have major consequences for India’s economic prosperity and technological future. What are the likely changes? Expansion of the Five Eyes forum with inclusion of India: Recently India was invited to join the Five Eyes meeting earlier this month in Tokyo on communications security. The growth of “Quad… Continue reading Post Quad era for India
Serological surveys
What are serological surveys Context: The Indian Council of Medical Research conducted two serosurveys: May 11 to June 4 and August 17 to September 22. What is serological survey? Serological surveys are used to detect the prevalence of antibodies against COVID-19/any diseases. Their purpose is to measure the proportion of a population already infected as evidenced… Continue reading Serological surveys
COVID-19 Nutrition fallout in wake of pandemic
Impact of COVID-19 Nutrition fallout in wake of pandemic Context – The COVID-19 crisis has affected the Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme, threatening the food security of children from underprivileged communities. What are the key findings of recent Global Hunger Index (GHI) report? Alarming situation for India- India has been ranked at 94 among 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index… Continue reading COVID-19 Nutrition fallout in wake of pandemic
Platform workers and their issues
Context- The new labour codes passed by Parliament recently acknowledge platform and gig workers as new occupational categories in the making. What are the provisions for platform worker in the labour code and issues with them? Definition of Platform work according to new law– “Platform work” has been defined as a work arrangement outside of… Continue reading Platform workers and their issues
