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Digital Services Act: No online targeting

News: The European Parliament has passed the Digital Services Act (DSA), which aim towards protecting the privacy of users. What is the earlier Data Protection Rule EU had? The EU already had the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which offers granular privacy protection to anybody (not only EU citizens). GDPR classified data about race, ethnicity, political opinions, religious… Continue reading Digital Services Act: No online targeting

Finding a way to share IAS officers

News: The Union Government proposal to amend IAS Cadre Rules has attracted the opposition of various states. What are the present rules for the deputation of cadre officers? Read here: Deputation of Cadre Officers and the Proposed Amendments – Explained, pointwise Why there is a decline in the number of officers who opt for central deputation?… Continue reading Finding a way to share IAS officers

Why Supreme Court’s order in Alapan Bandyopadhyay case is worrying

News: Recently Supreme Court set aside the Calcutta High Court ruling which cost the Central administrative channels decision in the Alapan Bandyopadhyay case. Contents1 What is the subject matter of the case?2 What is the scope of the High Court writ petition under article 226?3 How does CAT come under High Court jurisdiction?4 What are… Continue reading Why Supreme Court’s order in Alapan Bandyopadhyay case is worrying

India’s Ukraine ‘challenge’

News: The stand-off between Russia and Ukraine, China, and Taiwan has put several questions for India on how to respond to the development. How did the change in USA policy lead to a change in Russia and China policy? Russia and China seem to believe that the USA has diminished its economic and military capacity and… Continue reading India’s Ukraine ‘challenge’

Our broken system of environmental clearance

News  Environment Ministry’s move to rank state environmental impact assessment authorities based on their speed of environmental approval can have negative consequences for the environment.  What can be the negative consequences of this move?  Read here.  How has the EIA regime in India has evolved?  Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) started way back in 1994. Although… Continue reading Our broken system of environmental clearance

Punjab assembly election 2022-Ignoring the ground water depletion problem

News  Election are around the corner and Punjab is one of the states going for the elections.  However, like every other election there is lack of concern and debate on some of the urgent issues of Punjab like the Ground water depletion.  What it is the magnitude of this problem?  Groundwater depletion in Punjab has… Continue reading Punjab assembly election 2022-Ignoring the ground water depletion problem

Unlock India’s food processing potential

News: There is a challenge in front of all of us to feed the 10 billion population by mid-century. Hence, food production needs to be both economically viable and ecologically sustainable. How Production-Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) scheme is helping in the growth of the food processing sector? One, India is one of the largest producers… Continue reading Unlock India’s food processing potential

A brief history of Indian budgets as economic constraints shifted

News: India will complete 75 years as an independent nation in August 2022 and the Finance minister will present the annual budget against the backdrop of this anniversary. This article analyses the budgets of the following years 1948, 1972, 1997, and explains the various reforms undertaken to overcome the constraints/challenges faced during those budgeted years.… Continue reading A brief history of Indian budgets as economic constraints shifted

Lesson from Air India sale: Do more by doing less

News: Air India’s sale is important for three reasons priorities, resources, mindset. It is a template for the Indian state to do more by doing less. Read here: Will privatization take off after the Air India sale? What are the reasons that make the Air India sale important? Priorities: Public commercial enterprises do not perform well in… Continue reading Lesson from Air India sale: Do more by doing less

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