News: The recent appointment of Parag Agrawal, as the CEO of US-based company ‘Twitter’ started renewed debate on brain drain from India. What are the reasons for brain drain from India? It started in the late-1960s when private sector companies were few and there were few good jobs available in public sector undertakings. Unlike India,… Continue reading Basking in reflected glory
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Why India will be scrutinised at Summit for Democracy
News: US will host a virtual “summit for democracy”, which will bring together leaders of 100 countries, civil society and private sector representatives. The summit will convene around 3 broad themes — defending democracy against authoritarianism, addressing and fighting corruption, and promoting respect for human rights. Why India is likely to be scrutinised at the… Continue reading Why India will be scrutinised at Summit for Democracy
A new era in public procurement
News: Recently, the Department of Expenditure in the Ministry of Finance, issued a notification on the General Instructions on Procurement and Project Management. These instructions set out a number of desirable actions in government purchases of works contracts and services. Currently, these are applicable to only Central government entities and Central public sector units. The… Continue reading A new era in public procurement
The way to tackle malnutrition
News: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) has released the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5). There has been tardy progress in reducing undernutrition, wasting and stunting. Contents1 What are the findings of NFHS 5?2 What are the lacunae in the system?3 What steps can be adopted to improve the progress?4 What should be the way… Continue reading The way to tackle malnutrition
A docket full of unresolved constitutional cases
News: There is a great asymmetry of power between the state and the citizen. Thus, one of the proposals during the making of the constitution was that petitions which challenge the violation of fundamental rights by the state should be decided within one month. The pendency of critical cases in the judiciary reflects that such proposals… Continue reading A docket full of unresolved constitutional cases
Storm surges and relief: Why India should rethink its cyclone response
News: Factors such as the cyclone’s intensity, high tides and topography results in storm surges, which are the principal cause of destruction in major cyclones. It is important that, in this period, we recognise that there is more to cyclone risk management than the total number of evacuees. However, the usual approach has certain deficiencies… Continue reading Storm surges and relief: Why India should rethink its cyclone response
Fresh air has become a luxury in Delhi
News: Supreme Court (SC) judges expressed dissatisfaction with the Delhi and central governments for not doing enough to correct the dire situation of pollution in NCR. As per the World Air Quality Report of 2020, published by IQAir, 22 out of the 30 most polluted cities in the world are in India. Delhi’s pollution, in… Continue reading Fresh air has become a luxury in Delhi
Cooperation awaits its “finding Raiffesisen” movement
News: India enacted legislation for cooperatives in 1904. All India rural credit survey committee in 1954 pointed out that the cooperatives have failed in their objective. How did the cooperative movement start? It started in Europe with pioneers like Friedrich Raiffeisen and Schulze-Delitzsch In Germany. They were based on principles of self-help, self-governance, and self-responsibility.… Continue reading Cooperation awaits its “finding Raiffesisen” movement
The brush with crypto offers some lessons for regulation
News: Technology innovation typically remains a step ahead of regulatory frameworks designed with current practices in mind. Problems occur when these innovations push the envelope beyond accepted codes of social and ethical behaviour. At present, innovations in two sectors are a cause of worry for India’s sectoral regulators: Proliferation of Cryptocurrency exchanges and unregulated digital… Continue reading The brush with crypto offers some lessons for regulation
On Blockchain: The next big tech revolution
News: Blockchain technology will be the next big tech revolution. Contents1 What is blockchain technology?2 How the blockchain technology works?3 Why the blockchain technology is so promising?4 Why blockchain and its related technologies are looked at with deep suspicion? What is blockchain technology? A blockchain is a digital ledger that allows parties to transact without… Continue reading On Blockchain: The next big tech revolution
