News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to attend the G7 Summit in Germany and a bilateral summit in Abu Dhabi with the UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. Why is India’s participation in the UAE Summit more important than the G7 Summit? If the U.S. is exempted, no G7 country comes close to… Continue reading Modi’s two summits: UAE trumps G7
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Bringing MSMEs into global value chains
News: Recently, World MSME Day was celebrated on June 27 for giving attention to the MSMEs. Just like any other large businesses in India, they have also contributed to growth and achievements. About the micro-small and medium enterprises (MSME) MSMEs are privately owned enterprises with less than Rs. 50crore in investments in plant and machinery… Continue reading Bringing MSMEs into global value chains
What’ll help us come to terms with India’s past
News: Many state boards and NCERT are making changes to the social science textbooks, specifically history books. For example; NCERT) has proposed sweeping changes to social science textbooks for Classes VI to IX. Read More – Objections to rewriting of the history textbooks What are the issues with making changes to the social sciences? History… Continue reading What’ll help us come to terms with India’s past
Why India Should Become A Rare Earths Powerhouse
Context: India has huge reserves of Rare Earth Elements, but is still dependent on imports. Rare Earth Elements are a group of 17 elements: scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and lutetium. Demand for Rare Earth Elements is on the rise for many critical applications… Continue reading Why India Should Become A Rare Earths Powerhouse
Making sense of New Delhi’s Taliban rapprochement
News: Recently, India sent a senior diplomatic delegation to the Taliban-occupied Kabul. The visit was the culmination of Delhi’s months of quiet diplomacy and signaling. India’s Foreign Policy Just hours after the Taliban’s takeover, in 2021, India was the first country to immediately ban all Afghans traveling to India, including students and patients with a… Continue reading Making sense of New Delhi’s Taliban rapprochement
On women’s rights, West takes a backward step, and India shows the way
News: At present, there is a distressing furore on social media and the streets against the near-total bans on abortion in the West. What are the reasons for India’s forward-looking policy? About The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 It allows the abortions up to 24 gestational weeks on grounds of risk to the… Continue reading On women’s rights, West takes a backward step, and India shows the way
Rewriting ‘old history’ for a New India
News: Recently, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, and Sports, tabled its Report on the Reforms in Content and Design of School Textbooks. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is in the process of formulating the new National Curriculum Framework. At the heart of this process is the rewriting… Continue reading Rewriting ‘old history’ for a New India
On GST, the problem is trust deficit
News: On 1st July 2022, India’s goods and services tax (GST) will be five years old. Further, the GST Council will be meeting over the next few days. What are the issues with GST? (1) The breakdown of trust and cooperative federalism between states and the Union government, (2) The expiry of the revenue guarantee… Continue reading On GST, the problem is trust deficit
need to formulate a structured gaming law for online gaming
News: Due to evolving technologies, online gaming has swiftly emerged as the most engaging form of entertainment in India. About the Online gaming industry The online gaming including e-sports, online casual games and real money gaming. The industry has been growing at a rate of about 35% in 2019-20, outpacing OTT, television, and social media… Continue reading need to formulate a structured gaming law for online gaming
The advent of ‘app-solute’ chaos in NREGA
News: In 2021, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) launched the National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) app. It was aimed at “improving citizen oversight and increasing transparency” in National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) works. Objectives of the app It would ensure proper monitoring of the schemes with the purpose of increasing “citizen oversight” or… Continue reading The advent of ‘app-solute’ chaos in NREGA
