News: It is imperative that digital and social media platforms are free of cyberbullying. Govt must step up its efforts to counter this menace. Recently, UNESCO Member States declared the first Thursday of November as the International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including cyberbullying. It has recognized that school-related violence is an infringement… Continue reading Creating safe digital spaces
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The enduring relevance of Nehru’s legacy
News: Indian national movement and its champions played a great role in shaping India. Nehru’s legacy lies in instilling democratic values in the people of India. About Gandhi, Nehru, Patel and Ambedkar and their contributions Gandhi, Nehru, Patel and Ambedkar embodied the vision of India in the 1940s. Gandhi’s morality, Nehru’s political passion, Patels firm… Continue reading The enduring relevance of Nehru’s legacy
What Chennai (and India) must do to prevent urban flooding
News: The ongoing spell of heavy rain in Chennai has again exposed its vulnerabilities. This shows that the city has not learnt any lessons from 2015. Must Read: Season of floods: On TN’s long-term solutions to avoid monsoon woes What are the reasons behind floods in Urban areas? 1. Density of population, 2. Underdeveloped infrastructure,… Continue reading What Chennai (and India) must do to prevent urban flooding
NAM at 60 marks an age of Non alignment
News: The birth anniversary of Nehru reminds of 60 years of NAM. This concept of NAM can be traced to the policy of Switzerland in 1814-15 Vienna congress. Read more: Non Aligned Movement(NAM) What is Nehru’s version of NAM? 1. Believed that world problems are interlinked, and it is for One World that free India should… Continue reading NAM at 60 marks an age of Non alignment
US inflation and impact on India
Contents1 What is the news?2 What has caused the inflation surge in the US?3 What is happening in India?4 Why is US inflation a matter of concern for India? What is the news? Retail inflation in the US spiked to 6.2% in October 2021. India’s National Statistical Office (NSO) data shows that retail inflation rose… Continue reading US inflation and impact on India
In age of hybrid crops, the importance of preserving landraces
News: Recently, Rahibai Popere, popularly known as Seed mother, from Maharashtra won this year’s Padma awards. It was in recognition of her work that has helped save hundreds of landraces (wild varieties of commonly grown crops at the village level) Contents1 How Landraces are different from commercially grown crops?2 Why preserving landraces is important?3 What… Continue reading In age of hybrid crops, the importance of preserving landraces
How Facebook can be more responsible when it goes local
News: Facebook’s approach to not invest in content moderation in Indian languages should be taken seriously and further scrutinized. Recently, in the backdrop of the leaks by whistleblower Francis Haugen, Facebook admitted that it has hate speech classifiers in only four Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, and Tamil out of India’s 22 scheduled languages. Moreover, its scale… Continue reading How Facebook can be more responsible when it goes local
For inclusive development, support Dalit entrepreneurs
News: Dalit entrepreneurship holds promise for the much-needed social transformation. Many attempts have been made to transform the highly-stratified Indian society into an inclusive one. However, the expected social transformation in our Indian society remains unfulfilled, esp with regard to Dalits. Their situation has improved, but social exclusion still persists. In this context, promoting Dalit… Continue reading For inclusive development, support Dalit entrepreneurs
The high cost of India’s illusive quest for formalization
News: Formalisation of India’s economy has not benefited the informal workforce in India A recently released report by the State Bank of India (SBI) research team has claimed that the informal sector’s share in the overall economy has shrunk from 52% in 2017-18 to 15- 20. While the decline of the informal sector looks like… Continue reading The high cost of India’s illusive quest for formalization
Season of floods: On TN’s long-term solutions to avoid monsoon woes
News: The ongoing spell of heavy rain in Chennai has again exposed its vulnerabilities. It has also raised questions about the Government’s preparedness to deal with the problem of inundation (flooding). Why the problem of flooding is persistent in cities? The crux of the problem is the issue of drainage. The reasons that are responsible… Continue reading Season of floods: On TN’s long-term solutions to avoid monsoon woes
