News: About 60 countries, including India and China, have pushed for a joint proposal for consideration of several WTO rules. The proposal was pushed at the upcoming 12th ministerial summit of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The proposal has been moved to solve some of the contentious issues linked to, food stockholding, agricultural subsidies, international… Continue reading WTO rules on foodgrains must be updated
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Look at per capita: on Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022 report
News: Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022 was released recently. Recently, Environmental Performance Index 2022 ranked India at the bottom of 180 countries. The findings of the index are not accurate. EPI does not generally accept information directly from governments. Data is used from multiple sources, including government data. Thus, the ranking does not accurately reflect India’s… Continue reading Look at per capita: on Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022 report
Crime and copyright infringement
News: The Supreme Court of India, in Knit Pro International v. The State of NCT has ruled that the copyright infringement is a cognisable offence under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973. Legal framework for copyright in India The Indian Copyright Act makes a distinction between commercial and non-commercial infringement. It allows the courts… Continue reading Crime and copyright infringement
Of what good is a bad bank?
News: Union Finance Minister recently announced that the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) along with the India Debt Resolution Company (IDRCL) will take over the first set of bad loans from banks and try to resolve them. The decision to set up a bad bank was taken by the Union government during the Budget presented… Continue reading Of what good is a bad bank?
The shadows over global growth recovery are long
News: There has not been a full recovery from the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic prospects have worsened. There is divergence between the economic recoveries of advanced economies and those of the developing ones. What are the macroeconomic forces behind inadequate recovery? Supply Chain Disruptions There are prevailing uncertainties in global growth prospects due… Continue reading The shadows over global growth recovery are long
Dhiraj Nayyar writes: The problem with putting the civil services on a pedestal
Context: Most countries in the world have a cadre of professional civil servants, but nowhere are new entrants to the system of government celebrated like in India. It’s like the public itself hasn’t overcome the colonial legacy of the civil service being the grandest of professions. This has consequences, and must change. Why society has… Continue reading Dhiraj Nayyar writes: The problem with putting the civil services on a pedestal
Bengal decision to make CM as Chancellor
Context: The time may have come to reconsider having Governors as university Chancellors. What is the recent issue? The West Bengal government recently decided to make the Chief Minister the Chancellor of State-run universities, instead of the Governor. This decision appears to be an outcome of the severely strained relations between Governor and Chief Minister.… Continue reading Bengal decision to make CM as Chancellor
Let’s redesign the process of pre-legislative consultation
Context: In 2014, India’s ministry of law and justice issued a policy on pre-legislative consultation. Background In 2012, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued a set of 12 recommendations on policymaking practices for member and non-member nations. Importance of Pre-Legislative Consultation It ensures transparency in the legislative process. Further, lawmakers keep in… Continue reading Let’s redesign the process of pre-legislative consultation
The weight of the GST Council ruling
News: Recently, the SC in Union of India Anr. vs Mohit Minerals Pvt. Ltd., ruled that the recommendations of the GST Council are not binding on either the Union or the States. Some States have rejoiced over the ruling. They believe that this has restored the autonomy of States to legislate on GST. The SC’s observation… Continue reading The weight of the GST Council ruling
The path towards greater religious tolerance and social harmony
Context: In the words of K M Munshi: “Indian culture is a living force. It absorbs alien elements when necessary but transmutes them into a new pattern of homogeneous richness. It has made us what we are in the world today; and will make us what we want to be in the world tomorrow.” Nature… Continue reading The path towards greater religious tolerance and social harmony
