News: A Bill proposing to increase the age of marriage for women, and ensuring harmony in the age limit across religions, was introduced in Lok Sabha this week and then referred to a Parliamentary Standing Committee. Both aspects of the proposed amendment to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 have raised a debate on… Continue reading Explained: Personal laws in marriage
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Labour losses due to rising heat: India among the most affected, finds study
What is the news? Rising heat and humidity due to global warming has prompted major loss in labour hours across the globe. India is one of the worst affected countries, according to a new study led by Duke University researchers. This is the first study at the global scale assessing how effective it is to… Continue reading Labour losses due to rising heat: India among the most affected, finds study
Why raising marriage age of women won’t achieve its stated goal
News: The move by Union Cabinet to raise the legal minimum age at marriage for women to 21, and introduction of an amendment to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, comes as a blow to women’s rights. The move is neither feasible, nor grounded in evidence, nor respectful of women’s rights. Why the move is… Continue reading Why raising marriage age of women won’t achieve its stated goal
Delink the good, bad and ugly of online gaming for apt regulation
News: Recently, a parliamentarian urged the government to come up with a comprehensive framework to regulate online gaming. The need to regulate online gaming industry is clear as India is home to over 275 gaming companies, more than 15,000 game developers, and around 300 million gamers. But the issues of illegal betting and gambling should… Continue reading Delink the good, bad and ugly of online gaming for apt regulation
Blue sky thinking-Net zero aviation is more than a flight of fantasy
News: Emissions from aviation industry have almost doubled since 2000 and reached one billion ton in 2018. To reduce emissions from aviation sector and make it net-zero will require a huge collaborative effort between industry, government and consumers. What has been the efforts by the aviation sector towards the net-zero goal? The aviation sector’s progress in cutting… Continue reading Blue sky thinking-Net zero aviation is more than a flight of fantasy
What rising inequality means
News: COVID Pandemic has exposed the inequality present globally. The middle 40% has 40% of the share in income. This distribution shows the tendency of a rising middle class with lower disparity in income. But it also shows that the status of the poor is worsening day by day. The menace of inequality needs to be… Continue reading What rising inequality means
Why WHO’s Pandemic treaty is a smokescreen
News: A Special session of the World Health Assembly was held recently to negotiate the pandemic treaty. The proposal for a new pandemic treaty is mainly championed by the European Union. Read more about this treaty here. Contents1 What is the current mechanism to deal with any International health emergencies? 2 Why this treaty is not… Continue reading Why WHO’s Pandemic treaty is a smokescreen
Multistate cooperatives: Govt plans to amend the Law – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is the rationale behind the move?3 What is the MSCS Act?4 What are the Multi-state Cooperative Societies?5 What are the issues/concerns with the current MSCS Act?6 What is the way forward? Introduction The central government has decided to amend the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002 to… Continue reading Multistate cooperatives: Govt plans to amend the Law – Explained, pointwise
Neither ban nor regulate crypto
News: Millions of Indians are gambling on cryptocurrencies in the hope that its value will keep rising. This hope is based on the ultimate belief that they will be socially accepted as a valid medium of exchange Hence, to dampen the enthusiasm for investment and speculation, instead of banning or regulating Cryptocurrencies, the Govt can… Continue reading Neither ban nor regulate crypto
Health will remain high on agenda
News: Both the first and second waves of COVID have shown that India needs to strengthen its inadequately resourced health system. The new year calls for a renewed resolve to build an efficient, equitable and empathetic health system. Contents1 What has been done since the onset of the pandemic to strengthen the health infrastructure… Continue reading Health will remain high on agenda
