News: Recently, a designated fast track in Gujarat decided the fate of 78 accused in the 2008 blasts in Ahmedabad. 49 people were convicted. The Court Sentenced 38 of 49 people to death. According to a report by Project 39A at the national law university (Delhi), a total of 488 prisoners in India were on… Continue reading A negation of the individual and a collective moral decay
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The systemic problems that have kept Indian schooling ineffective
News: The article talks about the causes behind why children are not able to learn what they should at their school. What are the causes? Design of schooling system: The design like having a primary school within 1km has creates difficulties. Every primary school only has a small number of children between classes 1 to 5.… Continue reading The systemic problems that have kept Indian schooling ineffective
The dividends of democracy are worth the requisite investment
News: The world is seeing a continued rise of authoritarianism in countries such as Brazil, Turkey, and Russia. There is a need for urgent global action to fight it and to put democracy in action. Read here: How does a democracy die? What does the research data suggest? There is a growing aspiration for democracy among… Continue reading The dividends of democracy are worth the requisite investment
Lines and roles: On Governors
News: Recently, Kerala witnessed tussle between Governor, Arif Mohammed Khan and Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan. These confrontations are very common in different states. The major source of conflict among these 2 offices is the way they understand their own powers. The problems arise due to the ways they understand their own powers. Contents1 How powers… Continue reading Lines and roles: On Governors
IPCC report makes a case for building people’s resilience to climate crisis. It will require multi-pronged efforts at all levels
News: IPCC’s began taking stock of the climate crisis about 30 years ago. However, its latest report is the gravest of all the warnings issued by the global body of experts. The report predicts that the world will face multiple hazards even if the global temperature rise is contained to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The IPCC… Continue reading IPCC report makes a case for building people’s resilience to climate crisis. It will require multi-pronged efforts at all levels
Planning for resilience in a warming world
News: 2nd part of 6th IPCC report highlights the vulnerability of Indian cities to Climate Change. With Global temp. already 1.1-1.3° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, some impacts of climate Change are bound to happen. India has almost all type of climate change hotspots. The three major climate change hotspots are the semi-arid and arid regions,… Continue reading Planning for resilience in a warming world
Escaping the global sanctions net
News: Western countries have put several types of economic sanctions on Russia. However, the effectiveness of these sanctions is debatable. The way of expressing global dominance and hegemony is changing. Now, it is expressed through financial sanctions, instead of troop presence. Most recently the method has been adopted against Russia. First, financial manipulations from afar… Continue reading Escaping the global sanctions net
Gaining heft – On e-NAM’s trade effectiveness
News: There is an increase in the e-NAM’s trade volumes after the repealing of the three agricultural laws. What is electronic National Agricultural Market (e-NAM)? It is a pan-Indian digital market, launched in 2016. About 1,000 markets in over 20 states and Union Territories have been linked to the e-NAM portal and the network is further expanding.… Continue reading Gaining heft – On e-NAM’s trade effectiveness
RBI ought to take a balanced view on cryptocurrency
News: While it is right to be concerned about cryptocurrency, but RBI’s move to ban crypto and refer it to the Ponzi scheme lacks balance. Read here: The Cryptocurrency deception How crypto is beneficial? Crypto could save in remittances transfer as India received 87 bn dollars and remittance charge alone cost 30,000 crores. Crypto with near-zero fees… Continue reading RBI ought to take a balanced view on cryptocurrency
Winds of Change in Urban India that demand close investigation
News A recent analysis has shown that wind speed in major Indian cities has been slowing down consistently and significantly over several decades. The average wind speed has fallen by 47% in Hyderabad, 47% in Bengaluru, 46% in Kolkata What are the causes of this decrease? While the exact explanation of this phenomenon is not… Continue reading Winds of Change in Urban India that demand close investigation
