News: During the past two years, the higher education technical institutions have seen a drop of 18.3% and 6.01% in the number of institutions and intake capacity, respectively. Background of technical higher education Much of the growth in technical higher education has been after 1991, when the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) became functional. … Continue reading The technical higher education market dissected
Author: Luv Sharma
Focusing on public health engineering
News: According to Startup India, one in five children die before their fifth birthday because of poor sanitation and hygiene conditions. What are the environmental degradation problems? Global According to the United Nations, Globally, around 80% of wastewater flows back into the ecosystem without being treated or reused which pose a significant environmental and health… Continue reading Focusing on public health engineering
Digital markets must be defined well for competition regulation
Context: Digital markets operate differently than traditional markets. Hence, the rise of the digital sector has presented unique challenges for Indian regulatory authorities, including the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Further, several issues emerging from the growth of digital markets are being analysed by regulators in other countries simultaneously, resulting in a lack of guidance… Continue reading Digital markets must be defined well for competition regulation
Reforming the NITI Aayog
Context: The justification for the establishment of the NITI Aayog has been more or less disproved by the way development policies are being formulated in the present Union government regime. Why NITI Aayog was established? The word “niti” in Hindi means policy and one can say NITI Aayog is the Policy Commission of the Union… Continue reading Reforming the NITI Aayog
WHO’s Methodology Has Been Robust’
News: Recently, the World Health Organisation estimated the excess mortality caused by the pandemic What is the scope of WHO’s estimate? WHO is measuring the excess mortality to understand the net effect of a pandemic. Here, excess mortality means the difference between what would have been expected to be the mortality if there had been… Continue reading WHO’s Methodology Has Been Robust’
Why the sedition law must go
News: Most recently, the Supreme Court directed the Union government and the states to refrain from using the law of sedition. In addition, the Supreme Court has also kept all previous cases under Section 124A of the IPC in abeyance till the matter is reconsidered in a comprehensive way. Argument against the Sedition law The… Continue reading Why the sedition law must go
With delimitation over, a look at the slate for J&K
News: In recent, the Delimitation Commission awards for redrawn map for Jammu and Kashmir’s Assembly has been notified. Background The State’s Assembly had been dissolved. It was under President’s rule. Thereafter, the State of J&K had been divided into two Union Territories under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. And fresh elections could be… Continue reading With delimitation over, a look at the slate for J&K
The India hypertension control initiative
News: A project called the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) finds that nearly 23% out of 2.1 million Indians have uncontrolled blood pressure. What is Hypertension? Hypertension was defined as having systolic blood pressure level greater than or equal to 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure level greater than or equal to 90 mmHg or/and… Continue reading The India hypertension control initiative
On the question of notifying minorities
News: A public interest litigation (PIL) under the consideration of the Supreme Court of India has challenged the power of the Centre to notify minority communities at a national level. Who are the minority communities at national level? Six communities are currently notified as minority communities at the national level — Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists,… Continue reading On the question of notifying minorities
On marital rape: The importance of consent
Context: A split verdict in the Delhi High Court on the question of criminalising marital rape has reignited the controversy over legal protection for disregard of consent for sex within marriage. What has happened? Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who headed the Delhi HC Bench, struck down as unconstitutional the exception to Section 375 of the IPC,… Continue reading On marital rape: The importance of consent
