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China’s rise a big disruption, says Jaishankar Context Concluding session of the Raisina Dialogue, organised jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation Foreign secretary’s views Jaishankar said that one big disruption is the rise of China, then the posture of the U.S., the challenge of terrorism, and the fourth would… Continue reading China’s rise a big disruption, says Jaishankar

Budget may increase health ooutlay by 11%   Context India is poised to raise its public health spending by 11% in the annual budget next month, after rejecting the health minister’s demand for a much bigger increase to ramp up disease control, according to government sources and documents Latest data (Source: World Bank) Public health spending… Continue reading Budget may increase health ooutlay by 11% 

Protecting marriages across castes  Context SC’s direction against Khap panchayats What has happened? The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared that It was illegal for parents or khappanchayats to interfere in decisions of adult men and women of different castes to marry A khappanchayat cannot summon adults and question their choice of marriage partner and warned that the… Continue reading Protecting marriages across castes 

Navy confident of commissioning aircraft carrier Vikrant in two years  Context After several delays, the Indian Navy is confident of commissioning Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) Vikrant, currently under construction at Kochi, by October 2020 Hold-ups in procuring major parts resolved The IAC-I project has been delayed due to hold-ups in procurement especially of 18 major equipment related to… Continue reading Navy confident of commissioning aircraft carrier Vikrant in two years 

Ease of data access is driving compliance  Context Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the ease with which corporate data is available online had put pressure on companies to ensure compliance. It was also helping in preventing improprieties due to the fear of the possibility of such wrongdoings being detected, he… Continue reading Ease of data access is driving compliance 

Cut the confusion  Context Decisions taken by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) have recently attracted a lot of attention. The renewed focus on monetary policy has arisen due to a few factors Key equation Real interest rate = Nominal Interest rate – Inflation Repo rate cut is too little Author states that repo rate cut… Continue reading Cut the confusion 

Soon, you can make calls while flying  Context Flyers in India, as well as those flying over the country, may soon be able to make voice calls and remain connected to the Internet even when on board an aircraft as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday recommended allowing in-flight connectivity in Indian airspace.… Continue reading Soon, you can make calls while flying 

Freedom supreme  Context The apex court’s order on ‘Padmaavat’ underlines truths which are conveniently forgotten, to the unholy glee of the mob The Real issue While Indian governments have perfected the art of the ban on the convenient fear of public disorder, the Supreme Court has returned the focus of the debate over the suppression… Continue reading Freedom supreme 

A poor prognosis  The National Medical Commission Bill is unlikely to provide a dynamic new thrust to medical care in India Lack of clarity The fundamental flaw in the proposed Medical Commission is the lack of clarity on its function.  Complex tasks assigned to the commission Unfortunately, in the National Medical Commission Bill, 2017 in… Continue reading A poor prognosis 

Office of profit: EC wants 20 AAP MLAs disqualified  Context The Election Commission of India (ECI) is learnt to have recommended to President Ram Nath Kovind that 20 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs be disqualified on the office-of-profit charge. The President is bound by the Commission’s recommendation. Seven MLAs move Delhi High Court against the recommendation.… Continue reading Office of profit: EC wants 20 AAP MLAs disqualified