Author: Kunal Khureja

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The newly released Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022 is in news due to India’s dismal rank. The Index has ranked India at the bottom position among 180 countries. The poor rank is indicative of a serious degree of environmental degradation along with a vacuum of credible steps to preserve the… Continue reading The Controversy Regarding Environment Performance Index – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Government of India recently banned the export of wheat and imposed quantitative restrictions on the export of sugar. The ban on wheat export came within days of a push to enhance India’s wheat supplies to the rest of the world after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision has come… Continue reading Ban on Wheat Exports – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions on its economy have sent global food prices soaring. This has threatened to push millions of people, especially those in low-income countries, into starvation. Ukraine and its allies in the West have accused Russia of weaponizing food, saying that its blockade of… Continue reading Ukraine War and the Global Food Crisis – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The fast-expanding digital economy has been one of the major supporting pillars of India’s growth in recent times. India has the world’s highest fintech adoption rate of 87%, as compared with the global average of 64%. 3 of the largest public digital platforms in the world are from India: Aadhaar… Continue reading Open Network For Digital Commerce (ONDC) – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime Minister released a report on inequality prepared by the Institute for Competitiveness. The broad focus of the report was on the nature of inequality and poverty in the country. Two suggestions given by the report have become a matter of discussion among… Continue reading Universal Basic Income: Benefits and Challenges – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction It was noted by the English jurist William Blackstone that ‘It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer‘. The principle has become a maxim in the modern jurisprudence. It highlights the importance of the protection of innocent people from wrongful legal actions. One of the… Continue reading Right to Compensation (Against Wrongful Prosecution, Incarcerations, and Convictions) – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the provisional estimates regarding India’s GDP growth for the FY2021-22. According to the estimates, India’s economy grew by 8.7% compared to the previous fiscal. In contrast, the economy had contracted by 6.6% in FY2020-21 when the pandemic had caused massive disruptions… Continue reading India’s GDP Growth for FY2021-22 – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Semiconductor Industry is facing an acute crisis with a global semiconductor shortage. Multiple industries are dependent on semiconductor chips for their inputs. Hence, the shortage is expected to have a major impact on global manufacturing industry and consequently the economy. The shortage has persisted for almost a year now… Continue reading The Global Semiconductor Shortage – Explained, pointwise