Context: Apart from COVID-19 pandemic (which is reported to have killed half a million Indians over the past two years), tobacco is a silent killer in our midst that kills an estimated 1.35 million Indians every year. Impact of Tobacco Consumption Tobacco Related Death: 3,500 Indians die every single day, as estimated by scientific… Continue reading Revive tax increases, stub out tobacco product use
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If women are not empowered, the economy loses
News: Women in India have been in top positions in almost all the sectors like politics, administration and financial sector as well. However, despite this progress, we have a long way to go before we could say that there is complete gender equality in every respect. Glass ceilings are beginning to shatter, but there is… Continue reading If women are not empowered, the economy loses
Navigating economic uncertainties caused by Ukraine war
Context: The ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia is going to have a significant impact on emerging market economies, including India. The main concern largely comes from the impact of higher crude oil prices which has hit crude $139/bbl. Contents1 Present Macroeconomic situation of Emerging Countries including India2 Triffin Paradox3 Challenges in Domestic Solution4 Way… Continue reading Navigating economic uncertainties caused by Ukraine war
Clear signals: On India-China ties and the new global currents
News: The Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi claimed that the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy is aiming to create “an Indo-Pacific version of NATO”. His statement has deeper interpretations for India. Challenges in India-China Relations? Revival of QUAD (called as “Asian NATO” by China) having Australia, Japan, U.S. and India as member. However, apart from this, U.S.… Continue reading Clear signals: On India-China ties and the new global currents
India looking to advance the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Bangladesh
What is the news? India’s Commerce and Industry Minister has said that India was looking to advance a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement(CEPA) with Bangladesh. Note: CEPA is a kind of comprehensive free trade pact under which two trading partners significantly reduce or eliminate customs duties on the maximum number of goods traded between them. They… Continue reading India looking to advance the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Bangladesh
Risks of imported energy gets real
News: India imports 36 per cent of its total energy needs and biomass still accounts for a fourth of India’s energy supply. The current spike in energy prices due to sanctions on Russia have the potential to derail India’s post-Covid recovery. This crisis should strengthen policymakers’ resolve to focus on self-sufficiency in energy over… Continue reading Risks of imported energy gets real
Reaping the potential of the female workforce
News: The large-scale adoption of digital and smartphone technologies and the increased need for personal care for the sick, elderly and children have opened up employment opportunities, especially for women. Contents1 Status of Participation of Women in the Workforce of India & Comparison with other Countries2 Why Women Employment is Very important?3 What are the… Continue reading Reaping the potential of the female workforce
How invasion of Ukraine could transform nuclear landscape of Asia
News: Putin’s nuclear sabre-rattling in Ukraine has triggered a consequential debate on the importance of atomic weapons in deterring Chinese expansionism in Asia. Geopolitical Impact of nuclear threats and Ukraine developments in other parts of the world (a) In Japan, Ex-PM of Japan, Shinzo Abe, called for a national debate on hosting American nuclear weapons… Continue reading How invasion of Ukraine could transform nuclear landscape of Asia
What the plight of students in Ukraine reveals about medical education in India
News: Odisha’s CM requested PM of India, to ensure uninterrupted education for medical students coming from Ukraine. He has requested him to enable their admission to Indian medical colleges. Almost 18,000 Indian medical students have come back from Ukraine’s war zones. Such a situation also arose post-Partition, when the refugee medical students had migrated from… Continue reading What the plight of students in Ukraine reveals about medical education in India
Disruption@gov.in
News: State government of Bengal has ordered an internet shutdown in a few districts for a week in order to curb cheating in the ongoing State board exams. Contents1 How frequent are the internet shutdown in India? 2 What are its negative impacts? 3 What is the legislation that governs internet shutdowns in India? 4 What have been… Continue reading Disruption@gov.in
