News: Indian government at Glasgow CoP26 has set targets like achieving Net zero carbon emissions by 2070 and Reduction of one billion carbon emissions by 2021 to 2030, etc. However, the recent budget does not have provisions that would help it achieve these. What are the issues in the present Budget wrt environment conservation? Reduced… Continue reading Why Union Budget is not good in environmental terms
Author: Luv Sharma
For Climate smart agriculture
News: India has set a carbon neutrality target for the year 2070 at the CoP26 in Glasgow. Union Budget for 2022-23 has also listed climate action and energy transition as one of the four main priorities for the country in the coming decades. Although agriculture has been a major contributor to climate change problem,… Continue reading For Climate smart agriculture
India, heal thyself
News: National Medical Commission (NMC) has decided to replace the Hippocratic Oath in medical colleges with the Charak Shapath from the new academic session. The Hippocratic Oath is taken by medical students worldwide. Why this move is not very appropriate? Both the Hippocratic Oath and Charak Shapath (derived from Maharshi Charaka’s Charaka Samhita ) essentially… Continue reading India, heal thyself
Clearing the airways
News: New Government guidelines have allowed fully vaccinated passengers from 82 countries to skip the mandatory quarantine period. Also the requirement of compulsory on-arrival testing for passengers from certain countries identified as “at-risk” has also been removed. Why is this relaxation being given? There are sound epidemiological reasons for the decision. India’s daily trajectory… Continue reading Clearing the airways
India’s Employment problem predates COVID. The pandemic has deepened the faultlines
News: Data from the Periodic labour force survey (PLFS) suggests that urban unemployment during January-March 2021 had declined to the pre-Covid level of around 9%, after peaking at 20.8% during the first wave. Various other estimates also point towards the same. However, it necessarily does not reflect an expansion of more productive forms of… Continue reading India’s Employment problem predates COVID. The pandemic has deepened the faultlines
2 years on, all railway cadre services merged into one
What is the news? All Railway services have been merged under one category called the Indian Railways Management Services (IRMS) under Group A central services. What is the significance of the move? The move will help to fasten decision-making and also bring an end to departmentalism and culture of silos. It will also wave… Continue reading 2 years on, all railway cadre services merged into one
Consolidate clearances-4 steps for effective green clearances
News: Environmental Clearance to various developmental projects has been at the core of Environment- development debate. However both Environment and development are not the two different ends of a spectrum and can definitely coexist if some changes are made to our green clearance policy. What will make the system more effective? There is a… Continue reading Consolidate clearances-4 steps for effective green clearances
A growth focused monetary policy
News: To maintain a desired growth rate, Reserve Bank has kept an accommodative policy stance despite the new risks from elevated crude oil prices and the possibility of aggressive policy measures by the US Federal Reserve. What is accommodative policy stance and its impact? An accommodative stance means the central bank is prepared to expand… Continue reading A growth focused monetary policy
The many layers of an unemployment problem
News: Recently, protests were held in several parts of north India by students who had appeared for the Non-Technical Popular Categories exam conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board. This has once again brought the issue of prevailing unemployment into the limelight. What is the unemployment situation in the country? According to Periodic Labour Force… Continue reading The many layers of an unemployment problem
Kaziranga National park is a net carbon emitter, climate change may make it worse
What is the news? A study conducted by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune and some universities has found it to be a net carbon emitter. How was the study conducted? Sensors and instruments were installed to monitor carbon dioxide levels, water vapour concentrations, wind speeds and directions. This was done under the MetFlux India… Continue reading Kaziranga National park is a net carbon emitter, climate change may make it worse
