Author: Kunal Khureja

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Union Government has released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the smooth implementation of its rice fortification distribution scheme. The SOP was released days after a fact-finding team reported that the fortified rice being distributed in Jharkhand was having an adverse impact on the local tribal population. The Union… Continue reading Rice Fortification: Benefits, Concerns and Guidelines – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Suprme Court recently ordered the release of A G Perarivalan, one of the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. The Supreme Court exercised its special powers under the Article 142 of the Constitution to order the release. The order came 24 years after Perarivalan was sentenced to… Continue reading The Supreme Court’s Judgment on Pardoning Powers of the Governor – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Supreme Court in the adjudication of the Union of India vs Mohit Minerals Pvt Ltd. case, has ruled that the recommendations of the GST Council are not binding on either the Union or the State Governments. While the Union Government has said that the SC’s Judgment on GST does… Continue reading The Supreme Court’s Judgment on GST – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction On May 23 2022, before the Quad leaders’ summit in Tokyo, the United States launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). IPEF is being said to be the US’ answer to the other trade pacts in the Indo-Pacific region: the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and its successor agreement, the Comprehensive and… Continue reading IPEF: Indo-Pacific Economic Framework – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The ‘State of Inequality in India’ report has been released by the Institute for Competitiveness. The report demonstrates the wide gap between the top and bottom earners which is getting wider. The report further states that income deprivation can increase the probability of descent into poverty. However, a multidimensional understanding… Continue reading State of Inequality in India Report – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO’s) State of Global Climate Report, 4 key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification – have set new records in 2021. This is yet another clear sign that human activities are causing planetary scale changes… Continue reading The State of Global Climate Report – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Ethanol, or ethyl alcohol, is a hydrocarbon that when burnt can generate heat and power engines. Since two decades, India has been moving towards putting in place an ecosystem to have more ethanol blended into petrol for use in vehicles, particularly 2- and 4-wheelers. Government records suggest about 75% of… Continue reading Amendments to the National Policy on Biofuels – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction India’s Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth has seen a moderate decline compared to the global experience, though it remains above that of emerging markets and developing economies. The back-to-back setbacks of the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war led to supply chain disruptions which has increased costs of production. It is… Continue reading Improving Total Factor Productivity: Challenges and Way Forward – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Several experts and leaders like Bill Gates have announced that the threat of COVID-19 has receded. However, others, including the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics in the US, have warned that the world will see another pandemic—only that the pathogen will be different. In such a scenario every country… Continue reading Preparing for the Next Pandemic – Explained, pointwise