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
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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
Where Are Our Qiaos & Wangs?
News: Former Indian foreign secretary and China expert Vijay Gokhale, in his recent book on Tiananmen, made the observation on military power and intellectual power. He mentioned it is the intellectual power that Beijing is most afraid of as a challenge. In this regard, the author of the article advocates scaling up strategic thinking capabilities… Continue reading Where Are Our Qiaos & Wangs?
A world Fragmented by divergences in data regulation
News In the current times, Data is the new oil, and across the globe, various countries have been using very different approaches to manage this resource. Justice Srikrishna Committee Report of 2018 also mentions this divergence between the US, European and Chinese approaches, which is only increasing with passing time. What are the different approaches… Continue reading A world Fragmented by divergences in data regulation
The Ukraine war, India and a stand of non-alignment
News: World is criticizing Russia over its actions on Ukraine. What are the concerns of Russia? It is clear that NATO expansion to Russian borders is a legitimate security threat for Russia. President of Ukraine should have been more careful in devising a formula to lean towards the west and ease Russian concerns at the… Continue reading The Ukraine war, India and a stand of non-alignment
Reporting Cyberattacks
News Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is likely to come up with new cyber security regulations. These regulations are likely to put the onus organisations to report any cybercrime that may have happened against them, including data leaks. Such provision is part of the Data Protection Bill 2021 and European Union General Data Protection… Continue reading Reporting Cyberattacks
Debunking Russia’s international law justifications
News: Russian invasion of Ukraine is not justified under any circumstance. Russia has disrespected the UN charter and many other international laws. What is the belief of Russia? Russia has relied on a theory of remedial secession. The theory provides for the unilateral secession of a territory from the parent state in the most extreme cases.… Continue reading Debunking Russia’s international law justifications
Nutritional adequacy may yet be able to enhance vaccine efficacy
News: Stress, or sleep deprivation, have a direct influence on a person’s immune system. The main reason behind this is micronutrient deficiency. How does micronutrient deficiency occur? It occurs when either the food one consumes does not provide the body with sufficient vitamins and minerals, or requires an increase during specific stages in life, such as… Continue reading Nutritional adequacy may yet be able to enhance vaccine efficacy
Ukraine’s situation, India’s national interest
News: Russian president announced military action in Ukraine to protect Russians from genocide and for de-Nazification and demilitarization of Ukraine. Why Russian belief is not correct? Allegations of Nazism can’t be held against Ukraine as there is no evidence of genocide and the Ukrainian president himself is a Jew. Thus, this allegation stems from the ideology… Continue reading Ukraine’s situation, India’s national interest
