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India, Canada hold strategic dialogue Context: Ahead of India-Canada bilateral summit, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland held a strategic dialogue here on covering a wide range of bilateral issues. Area of discussions: The two leaders “had wide ranging discussions on strengthening relations in trade and investment, security and cyber… Continue reading India, Canada hold strategic dialogue

Bilateral trade must benefit poor: Justin Trudeau Context: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said while the focus of his country’s relations with India has shifted from aid in the 1950s to trade today, it was important to ensure that greater bilateral trade and investment benefits all, especially the poor. Diversity spurs innovation: Terming democracy and… Continue reading Bilateral trade must benefit poor: Justin Trudeau

Talk like a South Asian Context: Watching South Asia, one senses India lacks of a sense of neighbourhood and region as a component of our imagination. Explanation: The similarities between India and Nepal are immense, and yet India lacks any comprehension of Nepal’s fierce sense of itself. India repeatedly displays a lack of sense of… Continue reading Talk like a South Asian

Canada, India red-faced over invite to Khalistan activist Context: Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office and the Modi government has faced a major embarrassment after it emerged that a convicted terrorist and Khalistan activist from Canada had been part of the delegation’s events in Mumbai and was personally invited to a reception by the… Continue reading Canada, India red-faced over invite to Khalistan activist

Game-changer in quiet villages of Solapur Context: It is not before less than two years that woman in Waluj village of Mohol Taluka in Solapur district, 400 km from Mumbai, knew what a gram sabha was. The turning point: Before the onset of 2017 summer, over 50 women marched to the gram sabha demanding job… Continue reading Game-changer in quiet villages of Solapur

Saving lives Context: According to the recent Unicef Report “Every Child Alive”, India, with nearly 600,000 newborn deaths each year, accounts for a quarter of the global burden of neonatal deaths. It needs political will for India to bring down its shamefully high newborn mortality rate Highlights of the Report: Of the 184 countries, which… Continue reading Saving lives

The champions of clean air Context: At a time when clean air is turning into a rare commodity in India, battle of five Indians for a cleaner air offers a ray of hope to fellow citizens Here are five inspiring stories:  A marathon battle: In November 2017, when pollution was at its peak in New… Continue reading The champions of clean air

‘Unplanned development plan threatening Netravathi basin’ Context: According to a study, an unplanned development path adopted by “unscrupulous decision-makers” is threatening the ecologically sensitive regions in the Netravathi river basin in Karnataka. About the Study Report: The report titled “Carrying capacity of Netravathi river basin based on the ecological sensitiveness” was released by Energy and… Continue reading ‘Unplanned development plan threatening Netravathi basin’

PM warns of action against financial fraud Context: PM  Modi warned of stringent action against those involved in financial irregularities . Introduction: PM Modi was speaking at the Global Business Summit organized by a financial daily. He asked the management of financial institutions and supervisory bodies to do their job diligently to check such frauds.… Continue reading PM warns of action against financial fraud

Canary in coal mine Context: The Central government has allowed the re-entry of commercial mining firms into the sector. Key reasons for taking coal out of the private sectors hand: India’s coal industry was predominantly driven by the private sector after Independence until the Indira Gandhi government decided to transfer all coal holdings to Coal… Continue reading Canary in coal mine