News: Environmental experts discuss how human actions are impacting Earth and India in Particular. How is climate change reshaping dynamics which make our weather? Greenhouse effect causes earth’s temperature to be well below the freezing point of water. The greenhouse effect is necessary for life on Earth. However, increasing the amount of greenhouse gases increases… Continue reading India must prepare for changes in the great Himalayan water
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How to read the WTO panel’s sugar report against India
Relevance: WTO, Dispute Settlement Body, Sugar subsidies News: A panel set up by the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against India’s sugar subsidies. Contents1 What was the complaint against India?2 What did the panel find?3 What was India’s argument in the WTO panel?4 Will India’s sugar industry or… Continue reading How to read the WTO panel’s sugar report against India
Summoning CEC, EC to PMO is outrageous
News: Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners were summoned by the PMO to attend a meeting with the Principal Secretary(PS) to the PM. This move has come under criticism, as the independent Election Commission of India(ECI) is a gift of the Constitution to the nation. Must Read: Independence of EC is reducing – Explained, pointwise Why the… Continue reading Summoning CEC, EC to PMO is outrageous
For an honest broker: On Russia and India-China ties
News: Recently, the Russian President visited India for 21st India – Russia Annual summit. Read more: India-Russia summit recognised that each needs the other, and that the drift in bilateral ties needs to be arrested Contents1 Talks about China during the visit2 What are the challenges in the holding RIC meeting?3 Why Russia’s role as… Continue reading For an honest broker: On Russia and India-China ties
Soft power: Who does it help?
News: Nations export culture, ideology, and people to create soft power. They export because they have a competitive edge, superior education system, rich culture, superior political system, and military might. Read more: Hard knocks for soft power Contents1 What are the benefits of Soft power?2 About India’s soft power during ancient times3 About the soft… Continue reading Soft power: Who does it help?
For disabled citizens to have the police they deserve
News: Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) has released draft guidelines for building disabled-friendly infrastructure in police stations, prisons etc. Contents1 Why does the need arise?2 What is provided in the MHA guidelines?3 What are the inadequacies in the provisions?4 What are the suggestions provided by SC? Why does the need arise? Effective policing is needed of… Continue reading For disabled citizens to have the police they deserve
Wrong forum: On climate change and the UNSC
News: India, voted against the draft resolution that linked climate change with global security challenges in the UN Security Council (UNSC). What is the resolution all about? Read more: Explained: Why India, Russia blocked move to take climate change to UNSC What are the arguments related to the resolution? Favour: Climate is creating security risks… Continue reading Wrong forum: On climate change and the UNSC
The hidden threat to our fledging economic recovery
News: World Inequality Report (WIR) by World Inequality Lab has found that India has high and rising inequality. What are the important findings of the report? The top 1% of Indians account for 22% of national income, while the bottom 50% account for only 13%. For more: Read here What government official statistics say about… Continue reading The hidden threat to our fledging economic recovery
India seems likely to grow old before it can become wealthy
News: By the middle of this century, the country’s population will finally start to decline, ending up at perhaps a billion by 2100. India is ageing faster than expected. The latest round of India’s massive National Family Health Survey (NFHS) highlights the point. For instance, in urban India, the fertility rate is now 1.6, according… Continue reading India seems likely to grow old before it can become wealthy
The WTO’s challenge to MSP is another frontier to cross
News: A legal guarantee for MSP will violate international law obligations enshrined in the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) What is Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) of the World Trade Organization (WTO)? Read more here: https://forumias.com/blog/wto-terminologies-aoa-blue-green-amber-box-peace-clause/ How a legal guarantee for MSP will violate WTO rules? Firstly, the price support provided… Continue reading The WTO’s challenge to MSP is another frontier to cross
