News: The Centre has set a January deadline to merge four public-funded institutions, the Films Division (FD), National Film Archive of India (NFAI), Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), and Children’s Films Society of India (CFSI), with the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). This is an ill-conceived move. What is the rationale behind this move? The… Continue reading Centre’s push to merge film archive and other film bodies will ill serve their original mandates
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E-com competition as a worthy policy response
News: The commerce ministry’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) project is reportedly getting final touches for an online debut within a few months. While India’s experience of state market ventures is bad, this project is indeed a worthy move. Must Read: How ONDC seeks to democratize digital commerce? Why state’s interference in the e-com… Continue reading E-com competition as a worthy policy response
False stereotypes must get out of gender equality’s way
News: The failure of labour markets and institutions in addressing gender-specific constraints has led to gender inequality in employment. What is the situation of Gender equality in India? Women make up only a fifth of ISRO’s workforce. Women form 0.56% of our army, 1.08% of the air force and 6.5% of the navy In the… Continue reading False stereotypes must get out of gender equality’s way
Transforming lives-The job creation potential of livestock transition
News: Around the world farmers are transitioning from livestock operations to plant-based operations. Why are farmers all over the world transitioning from livestock to plant based production? Demand for plant-based products is growing. Farmer specific issues-Animal farming usually has exploitative contracts, with poor working conditions, low income, high vulnerability to market forces and extreme stress. … Continue reading Transforming lives-The job creation potential of livestock transition
Panel to explore withdrawal of AFSPA in Nagaland is a step in the right direction. Centre must build on it
News: Recently, the Centre’s decided to constitute a panel to consider withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Nagaland. The panel will be headed by the Additional Secretary (Northeast) from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The AFSPA panel has to submit a report in 45 days. Earlier, the Nagaland Assembly passed… Continue reading Panel to explore withdrawal of AFSPA in Nagaland is a step in the right direction. Centre must build on it
The cold truth about India’s income inequality
News: Recent the World Inequality Report has shown that India has very high levels of inequality. It also shows that the gap between the people at the top and bottom of income scale is higher in India than the USA, UK, China. Read the detailed findings of the report here. What are the… Continue reading The cold truth about India’s income inequality
Our expanding gig economy must treat workers fairly
News: 50 women partners of Urban Company’s (UC) salon and spa vertical are protesting against policy changes that will come into effect from January 2022. These, they claim, will affect their ability to earn and are therefore unfair labour practices. UC, India’s largest home-services provider, has filed a lawsuit in Gurugram’s district court against the… Continue reading Our expanding gig economy must treat workers fairly
It’s not too late for India to gain a global edge with high-end chips
News: The opportunity in high-end semiconductor chip manufacturing is huge, but India must create an entire ecosystem that can deliver innovative products. Must Read: Semiconductor chip manufacturing in India – Explained, pointwise Moreover, India also needs to be wary of cheaper chip alternatives from Taiwan and China, especially considering the Chinese plans of controlling most… Continue reading It’s not too late for India to gain a global edge with high-end chips
The gaps in the plan to tackle plastic waste
News: Recently, the Environment Ministry published draft regulations on Extended Producer Responsibility. It is set to come into effect by the end of this year. What is Extended Producer Responsibility? EPR requires the manufacturer of a product, or the party that introduces the product into the community, to take responsibility for its life cycle. It… Continue reading The gaps in the plan to tackle plastic waste
The problem of verbose policy documents – on National Electricity Policy
News: Recently, the government had indicated its intention to amend the EA 2003 and also the tariff policy. Policy documents should be crisp and should be able to convey the direction we intend on taking. However, some of our policy documents are not in line with the above-said parameters. For instance, the documents of National… Continue reading The problem of verbose policy documents – on National Electricity Policy
