News: Urbanisation and the growth of cities in India have been accompanied by pressure on basic infrastructure and services like housing, sanitation and health. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are the two states with an acute housing crisis. The migrant workers, and their families, are the ones who bear the brunt of this problem. As per… Continue reading Solving migrant workers’ housing crisis
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Raksha mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flags-in India’s First multidimensional adventure sports expedition conducted by NIMAS in France
What is the news? Raksha Mantri, on January 07, 2022, flagged-in India’s first multidimensional adventure sports expedition conducted by National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (NIMAS) in France. What is this expedition about? The expedition was organised as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. It was conducted in November 2021 and the team was… Continue reading Raksha mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flags-in India’s First multidimensional adventure sports expedition conducted by NIMAS in France
KVIC rolls out innovative “Mobile honey processing van” to support farmers and beekeepers
What is the news? Chairman of KVIC launched country’s first Mobile Honey Processing Van. The Mobile Van has been designed in-house by KVIC and is a part of its Honey Mission. Under Honey Mission, KVIC has so far distributed nearly 1.60 lakh bee boxes across the country and created over 40,000 employment. What is… Continue reading KVIC rolls out innovative “Mobile honey processing van” to support farmers and beekeepers
As parties get an EC raise, the high ambition and low reach of poll expense limits
News: Election Commission has raised the expenditure limit of candidates to Rs 95 lakh (up from Rs 70 lakh) each for Lok Sabha elections, and up to Rs 40 lakh (up from Rs 28 lakh) for Assembly polls. Similarly, for smaller states the new limit is Rs 28 lakh, up from Rs 20 lakh. What… Continue reading As parties get an EC raise, the high ambition and low reach of poll expense limits
China’s new land boundary law fits in its expansionism
News: China has been over the years aggressively pushing for consolidating its claims on border territories disputed with India through various steps like building Border Infrastructure, modernising its armed forces etc. The latest in line of these measures is the introduction of a new land border law. What is this new land border law? Read… Continue reading China’s new land boundary law fits in its expansionism
India sees sharpest drop in polio vaccination since 1990s, shows data
What is the news? Most immunisation programmes witnessed a decline in 2020. India was worst among South Asia and, in some cases, one of the worst significant economies in the world. Data released by UNICEF shows that the immunisation programme in India suffered its worst hit in 2020, as coverage declined across all major vaccination… Continue reading India sees sharpest drop in polio vaccination since 1990s, shows data
Defence Ministry’s year-end review: Looking ahead to 2022
News: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released its traditional year-end review. The review focuses almost exclusively on the military’s successes and achievements during the year gone by, while playing down its shortcomings. What are some of the key achievements mentioned in the report? Defence management reform: – Appointment of a tri-service chief of defence… Continue reading Defence Ministry’s year-end review: Looking ahead to 2022
It’s the year to turbocharge our renewable-energy drive
News: 2021 saw the world joining hands to mitigate climate risks. 2022 will need a doubling down of efforts to achieve the renewable energy targets that were recently reset by India. Must Read: A must-surge year for climate goals What is the way forward? Govt needs to take the following key measures in 2022 to… Continue reading It’s the year to turbocharge our renewable-energy drive
Extinguishing the tobacco industry’s main narrative
News: Tobacco’s detrimental impact on public health is well documented. It kills more than 13 lakh Indians every year, while casting an annual economic burden of more than 1% of GDP. Yet there’s been no significant tax increases on any of the tobacco products for the past four years since the introduction of GST in… Continue reading Extinguishing the tobacco industry’s main narrative
Japan-Australia defence agreement signals that middle powers are willing to play a more active role in the Indo-Pacific
News: Australia and Japan recently signed a defence treaty called the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) which has a great strategic significance for Asia and the Indo-Pacific. What is the significance of the recently signed RAA? It marks the move away from a US-centric outlook towards a greater focus on bilateral ties and regional groupings. It… Continue reading Japan-Australia defence agreement signals that middle powers are willing to play a more active role in the Indo-Pacific
