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
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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
Delivering climate action: The road ahead for India after CoP26
News: At CoP26, India pledged to become a ‘net zero’ carbon emitter by 2070. It announced enhanced targets for renewable energy deployment and reduction in carbon emissions. Achieving these targets will require focusing on the three important areas. 1) Increasing renewable energy capacity, 2) Decarbonising emission-intensive sectors, 3) Creating more carbon sinks. What needs to… Continue reading Delivering climate action: The road ahead for India after CoP26
Bridging the financing gap in the clean energy transition
Relevance: Climate justice, financial help to developing countries, Phase down of fossil fuels. News: As per the IPCC report, the world is heading towards warmer climate and higher sea levels. To tackle this, government around the world are planning to either to phase out or phase down their fossil fuel consumption. Transition to an… Continue reading Bridging the financing gap in the clean energy transition
Addressing cross border insolvency
News: Recently, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has published a draft framework for cross-border insolvency proceedings based on the UNCITRAL Model Law. Why there is a need for a separate law for cross-border insolvency? Cross-border insolvency involves a situation where an insolvent debtor has assets or creditors in more than one country. Thereby, a… Continue reading Addressing cross border insolvency
Covid 21 months after it struck: Is it a replay of the Spanish Flu?
News: The current pandemic pattern shows the present situation of covid worldwide. What are the official mortality data shows? The data on mortality from Covid-19 shows that the pandemic seems to be reducing. Covid mortality has declined. There have been two distinct waves, and America and Europe are reeling under the third wave. What are the… Continue reading Covid 21 months after it struck: Is it a replay of the Spanish Flu?
Importance of data during pandemic: Reflections on flying blind into the storm
News: Omicron cases are increasing in various countries like the UK, Denmark, etc. Concerns have been raised in India if it is prepared, for the third wave after the deadly 2nd one. Read here: Pavlovian responses like travel restrictions won’t stop omicron What is the present status of vaccination in India? More than 50% of the… Continue reading Importance of data during pandemic: Reflections on flying blind into the storm
“Plant protection authority sets right its potato blunder”
News: Recently the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Authority has revoked the registration of PepsiCo’s potato variety FL 2027. It was used in the manufacture of its Lay’s chips. This means that farmers can cultivate this variety freely without the threat of penal action for violating intellectual property rights (IPR). What is Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR)… Continue reading “Plant protection authority sets right its potato blunder”
“Zero the way to go”
News: Although India’s waste management policy has evolved to suit the changing needs but there are still some gaps. Waste must become a resource that can be reworked, reused and upcycled. This will minimise the use of materials in our world and mitigate environmental damage. What is the relation b/w the nature of waste with a country’s development status? Nature of… Continue reading “Zero the way to go”
“Household biomass burning- The invisible polluter”
News– Biomass burning despite being a major polluter does not receive the attention it needs. An analysis by think tank Centre for policy research also shows that even in parliamentary debates on pollution ,household biomass burning is discussed much less than stubble burning. Why Biomass burning should be considered a major polluter Biomass burning by households for cooking… Continue reading “Household biomass burning- The invisible polluter”
