News: Recently, India has opened its airspace for international travel for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020 after a period of two-year. The sector is going to witness rebound due to easing in the covid-led disruptions, and simultaneously, due to important reform measures undertaken by the government. What are the expected… Continue reading Up & Up: Airports, Pilots, Passengers, Cargo, Drones
Author: Luv Sharma
What latest climate report says: No time to waste, but world is not out of options yet
News: Working group III of the IPCC has released the third and final instalment of the AR6. The report cautions that to have any chance of restricting global temperature rise to 1.5-2oC from pre-industrial levels, the world must act now. It emphasises that strengthening of climate action to keep alive the 1.5 degree target was… Continue reading What latest climate report says: No time to waste, but world is not out of options yet
Has IAS Failed The Nation? Not Really
Context: Recently, the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) has come under severe criticism from different quarters, including from several senior retired IAS officers. Therefore, it demands both constructive criticism and introspection for the improvement in the premier institution of the Indian bureaucracy. Contents1 What are the problems the IAS is facing? 2 Why the IAS has not… Continue reading Has IAS Failed The Nation? Not Really
Repairing the complex India-Nepal relationship
News: Recently, the Nepal Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba completed his visit to India which was also his first bilateral visit abroad. What is the convergence of interests between India and Nepal? Recently, Nepal ratified the agreement with the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). China claimed that it was part of the U.S.’s Indo-Pacific strategy… Continue reading Repairing the complex India-Nepal relationship
Sending a strategic message
News: Recently, India and Australia, struck a trade deal known as the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA). The deal was brokered after two decades of efforts. It is said to be a “watershed moment” for bilateral relations for both India and Australia. What has been proposed under the trade deal? It will enable… Continue reading Sending a strategic message
How the UAPA is wrecking lives
News: Recently, an accused in “the Delhi riots cases” who was charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967 was denied bail by a Sessions Court in Delhi. He was involved in a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019. What is the concept of bail in criminal law? The bail is based… Continue reading How the UAPA is wrecking lives
On Mission Vatsalya: The child at the centre
Context: Mission Shakti, Mission Vatsalya, Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 were launched recently to provide integrated benefits to women and children. The intent behind these schemes is to provide integrated benefits to children and women. Contents1 What are the components under Mission Vatsalya?2 What are some associated concerns?3 What is ChildLine?4 What is the way… Continue reading On Mission Vatsalya: The child at the centre
Let global principles guide messaging interoperability
News: On 24th Mar 2022, European negotiators finally agreed on the terms of a new legislation known as the Digital Markets Act. It is a key component of Europe’s new digital strategy. Contents1 What are the objectives of the act? 2 Why has the Digital Markets Act been proposed in Europe? 3 What are the problems that… Continue reading Let global principles guide messaging interoperability
The CUET mandate warrants cautious implementation
News: Recently, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has made it mandatory for the Central Universities to take admission in their undergraduate programmes on the basis and merit of scores in the Central University Entrance Test (CUET) from this year. What is the situation wrt admission tests in India? The institutions of national importance (INIs), i.e.,… Continue reading The CUET mandate warrants cautious implementation
Why India needs to bring back nature-positive farming
Context: The pandemic showed that human interventions in natural processes can have disastrous consequences. It’s time to scale up natural-positive food systems that would simultaneously promote crop, soil and human health. There is growing consensus among agri-scientists, policymakers and farmers that the Green Revolution has reached its limits and raised several issues of environmental sustainability.… Continue reading Why India needs to bring back nature-positive farming
