News: Recently the Union Power Minister has asked states to set up steering committees at the level of chief secretaries to plan for the energy transition. Why there is a need for power sector reforms? No money spent on capital expenditure: Capital expenditure among states is rising fast, but it is not rising in the… Continue reading Red marks in green power plans amid lack of reform in electricity pricing
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Regarding the Abridged Life Tables report: The longevity puzzle
News: According to the recent Abridged Life Tables report for the period of 2015-19, the average Indian can expect to live about 69.7 years, around two years more than the life expectancy 10 years ago. Contents1 What are the findings of the report?2 What are the challenges highlighted by the report?3 What are the steps… Continue reading Regarding the Abridged Life Tables report: The longevity puzzle
Rights violations – Right to speech and property must be protected
News: The government has the duty to protect the rights of its citizens. These include the rights to free expression and property also. The right to free expression includes the right to protest. But, the recent UP government decision to demolish property without a full public investigation is a violation of the Right to property.… Continue reading Rights violations – Right to speech and property must be protected
Musings on ‘Indic civilisation’ and Indianness
News: Contemporary international politics has rendered less significant to cultural influence. The modern indices of strategic thinking, economic interests, and geopolitical affinities have gained more prominence than the cultural aspects. But India must treat Indic civilisation as a matter of pride. Contents1 How Indic Civilization is different from geographical and geopolitical India?2 What is the… Continue reading Musings on ‘Indic civilisation’ and Indianness
Economic impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict: Global macro in 2022/2023
News: The Russia-Ukraine conflict has the potential of creating macroeconomic/financial crises in many countries. Contents1 What is the vulnerability of dependence on Russian oil and gas?2 What is the present status of the Russian oil and gas?3 What is the economic impact at the global level due to higher oil prices?4 What is the critical… Continue reading Economic impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict: Global macro in 2022/2023
What has Rajya Sabha achieved that a stand-alone Lok Sabha has not, or would not?
News: Constituent Assembly was divided on the opinion on establishing Rajya Sabha. That debate still holds relevance even after so many years. What are the arguments against the establishment and functioning of the Rajya Sabha? Lokanath Misra in the Constituent Assembly was of the opinion that, a) It will not serve any useful purpose, b)… Continue reading What has Rajya Sabha achieved that a stand-alone Lok Sabha has not, or would not?
NSS, CMIE are surveys not comparable. Studies should not relate them
News: Recently, policy advisors and researchers at the IMF and World Bank have also attempted to estimate headcount ratios under various assumptions. Contents1 About the recent poverty measurements by IMF and World Bank2 How does India calculate poverty estimations?3 Why does the NSS and CMIE surveys are not comparable?4 What should be done to measure… Continue reading NSS, CMIE are surveys not comparable. Studies should not relate them
Web3 is the business model of a decentralized new virtual world
News: Practical examples of Web 3.0 proved that it is like going back to early human settlements, with all transactions happening peer-to-peer with easy mutual trust and locally minted currency. Blockchains provide the decentralized foundation of trust for this new old world, and Web 3.0 is the business model driving it. Contents1 What is Web… Continue reading Web3 is the business model of a decentralized new virtual world
Moderation’s broken but this isn’t the way to fix it
News: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MEITY) has released a fresh draft of the amendment to the Information Technology(IT) Rules 2021. What are the draft new amendments to the IT Rules,2021? Read here: Union Govt seeks fresh comments on Draft IT Rules What are the issues associated with the draft amendments? 1) State oversight of moderation… Continue reading Moderation’s broken but this isn’t the way to fix it
Himalayan challenge: To build better along LAC is necessary, but against China, so are strategic friends
News: US Army’s Pacific Commanding General visiting India has drawn attention to China’s rapid build-up of military infrastructure along the LAC. Contents1 What is the new infrastructure being built by China along LAC?2 What are the implications of Chinese infrastructure along LAC?3 How India is responding to the Chinese infrastructure along LAC?4 What should be… Continue reading Himalayan challenge: To build better along LAC is necessary, but against China, so are strategic friends
