For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 About the Telecom Reforms Package3 About the Vodafone Idea issue and Vodafone Idea Rescue Plan4 What are the benefits of this decision?5 What are the challenges faced by Indian telecom operators?6 What are the recent initiatives of the government to promote the telecom industry?7 What should be done to… Continue reading Vodafone Idea issue and the telecom sector in India – Explained, pointwise
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Mediation Bill: Salient Provisions, Potential Challenges and the Way Forward – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is Mediation?3 What are the salient provisions of the Mediation Bill, 2021?4 Why does India need to promote Mediation?5 What are the advantages of the Mediation Bill, 2021?6 What are the concerns associated with the Mediation Bill, 2021?7 What can be done to improve mediation in India? Introduction… Continue reading Mediation Bill: Salient Provisions, Potential Challenges and the Way Forward – Explained, pointwise
Excess Supply of Sugar and promoting use in Biofuels – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 About Sugarcane crop3 How big are global and India’s Sugar Industries?4 Why are the reasons behind surplus supply of sugar?4.1 Higher Returns4.2 Decrease in consumption5 Why India should move away from more sugar production?6 What is biofuel?7 What are the advantages of using sugarcane for producing biofuel for India?8… Continue reading Excess Supply of Sugar and promoting use in Biofuels – Explained, pointwise
Muslim personal laws: Is it right to increase the age of marriage of women to 21?
News: Recently, the government introduced the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, to raise the age of marriage for women from 18 years to 21 years. Some Muslim MPs in Parliament have called the Bill an attack on personal laws because it proposes that it will override the personal laws of Muslims, Parsis, Hindus… Continue reading Muslim personal laws: Is it right to increase the age of marriage of women to 21?
Worrying trends in nutrition indicators in NFHS-5 data
News: The National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 data provides certain key data regarding the level of nutrition in the country. What are the findings of NFHS on nutrition? Must read: NFHS-5 and its findings – Explained, pointwise What are the challenges associated with the NFHS data? Read here: The nine lives of India’s National Family Health Survey… Continue reading Worrying trends in nutrition indicators in NFHS-5 data
Merging Film and Media Units with NFDC – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What are the findings of the Bimal Julka committee?3 What are the recommendations of the Bimal Julka committee?4 What are the advantages of merging film and media units?5 What are the challenges associated with merging film and media units?6 What should be done to promote India’s film heritage? Introduction… Continue reading Merging Film and Media Units with NFDC – Explained, pointwise
Don’t raise legal age of girls’ marriage to 21: Odisha body to parliamentary panel
What is the news? The Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) has urged the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Youth and Sports to consider not raising the legal age of marriage of girls to 21. It instead urged the Committee to keep 18 as the minimum legal age for both boys… Continue reading Don’t raise legal age of girls’ marriage to 21: Odisha body to parliamentary panel
[Kurukshetra December Summary] Rural Women: Key to New India’s Agrarian Revolution – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 Why does India have to focus on the rural women workforce to achieve the new Agrarian revolution?3 What initiatives have been undertaken to improve the stature of rural women?3.1 Initiatives towards Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture3.2 Empowering rural Women Farmers: Skill and Capacity Building3.3 Reforms for Social Empowerment of rural… Continue reading [Kurukshetra December Summary] Rural Women: Key to New India’s Agrarian Revolution – Explained, pointwise
Income Criteria for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in India – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 About the SC question and the Committee3 About the Economically Weaker Sections4 What is the current income criteria fixed for EWS?5 What are the recommendations given by the panel on the eligibility criteria of EWS?6 What are the concerns associated with committee recommendations on EWS?7 What should be done regarding… Continue reading Income Criteria for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in India – Explained, pointwise
CSR and NGOs: Aiding in governance
News: Recently, The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) refused the application for renewal of FCRA registration of Missionaries of Charity (MoC). Similar such instances impact the synergy between NGOs and Government. But, the research shows that it is the synergy of NGOs, Government and corporates is the way for development. Must read: Foreign Contribution… Continue reading CSR and NGOs: Aiding in governance
