Author: Kunal Khureja

Source: The Hindu Synopsis: The Salwa Judum judgment was delivered 10 years ago, but it has not been effectively implemented by the government. The tribals are still facing many hardships and there has been no prosecution of security forces for human rights violations. Background: The Supreme Court (SC) delivered a historic judgment on 5th July… Continue reading How Chhattisgarh has stalled a historic judgment

Source: Indian Express  Relevance: Policies of Western countries are becoming redundant. India should tilt its policies in favor of the global south. Synopsis: India should adopt an independent foreign policy and champion the concerns of the global south instead of assimilating in the agenda of the US and other Western powers. Contents1 Background:2 Reason behind… Continue reading India should stand with developing countries

Source: The Hindu  Relevance: Synopsis: The UDISE+ shows that many schools have fallen through the net, and they need urgent help to get connected. In this regard, the Centre must take proactive steps to provide internet facilities as an essential service in every school of our country. Background: The 2019-20 data of the Unified District… Continue reading Net Loss

Source: Business Standard   Relevance: The issue justifies a case of modernization of the military by itself. Synopsis: The threat of a two-front war creates an urgent situation to modernize the military which requires enhancement of the defence budget. The additional revenue can be generated by levying a military modernization cess, leasing military lands, or… Continue reading Military should fund its own modernisation

Source: Indian Express   Relevance: Dowry practice is still prevalent in Indian Society, despite taking different measures. Contents1 Synopsis:2 Background:3 Challenges in Tackling Dowry:4 Multipronged Approach to tackle dowry:5 Way Ahead: Synopsis: Country needs a multipronged approach to tackle the inhuman practice of dowry. Mere enactment of a legislative framework or enhancement of literacy levels… Continue reading Why a grassroots mass movement is necessary to fight dowry

Source: The Hindu  Relevance: Smart cities project requires rethinking after the Covid pandemic. Contents1 Synopsis:2 About the smart city:3 Performance of Cities during the Pandemic:4 Building a post-pandemic smart city: Synopsis: The pandemic has come as a remarkable opportunity to review the pathway for ‘smart cities’, and also other towns not on the map. Further,… Continue reading Envisioning the post-pandemic smart city

Source: Click Here Synopsis: The India-France bilateral strategic partnership would act as a multilateral force for good in the UN security council. Their successive presidencies in July and August will help in reforming and expanding the council.  Background: France and India will be at the forefront of UN endeavors as they chair the Security Council… Continue reading Significance of India and France’s successive presidencies at UN Security Council

Source: Livemint   Relevance:  Economic reforms of 1991 revolutionized the Indian economy. It is important to analyze their success and failures. Contents1 Synopsis:2 Background:3 What was the objective of the 1991 reforms?4 Impact of reforms:5 Way Ahead: Synopsis: Four big structural constraints have eased after 1991: savings, food, foreign exchange, and a small home market.… Continue reading An appropriate way to judge the famed economic reforms of 1991

Source: The Hindu  Relevance: The article highlights the issues in the ranking system of universities Synopsis: Today the universities are judged based on different ranking lists, however, there are certain flaws in them. The rankings are biased against the small institutions and place excessive focus on quantity rather than quality. Hence, there is a need… Continue reading The trouble with rankings