Synopsis: The UK seems to have adopted a discriminatory policy towards Indian manufactured Covishield. This has not gone down well within India. Contents1 Introduction2 Why new UK rules are considered discriminatory?3 What is the impact of the new UK policy?4 What is UK’s response?4.1 About the UK’s new travel rules5 What should be the way… Continue reading India warns of reciprocal measures if UK doesnt recognise COVISHIELD
Author: Ramandeep Kaur
State Food Safety Index: FSSAI
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is State Food Safety Index?3 What are the key findings of the State Food Safety Index?4 What are the initiatives undertaken to Promote Food Safety? What is the news? Recently, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) -State Food Safety… Continue reading State Food Safety Index: FSSAI
India must shed obsession with ‘marginal farmers’. Their future lies outside farms — in dairy, poultry, food retail
Synopsis: Farming is best left to those who can do it well. Better fewer, but better. Contents1 Introduction2 What are the key findings of the Survey?3 What does the data imply?4 What should we do for the rest of the farmers? Introduction Recently National Statistical Office (NSO) Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households report was released. It… Continue reading India must shed obsession with ‘marginal farmers’. Their future lies outside farms — in dairy, poultry, food retail
Tackling Hate Speech
Synopsis: There are no laws on hate speech as such, so India needs a political and pedagogical solution to control the menace. Contents1 Introduction2 What does Hate Speech signify?3 What are the challenges associated with hate speech in India?4 How India is tackling hate speech?5 What should be the way ahead? Introduction Recently, a Bishop… Continue reading Tackling Hate Speech
Fund and Faculty count in higher education rankings
Synopsis: The new edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework highlights the huge gap between the best and the rest. Contents1 Introduction2 What are the advantages of the ranking?3 How Universities are ranked?4 What did NIRF data reveal? Introduction National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has recently released its sixth edition of ranking for Higher Education.… Continue reading Fund and Faculty count in higher education rankings
NRC is final, rules Assam Foreigners’ Tribunal
Synopsis: Recently Foreigner’s tribunal in NRC issues a notice stating that the NRC list is final. Introduction While the Registrar General of India has not yet issued a notification on Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) to make it a legal document, a Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT) has gone ahead and recorded it as the “final NRC”.… Continue reading NRC is final, rules Assam Foreigners’ Tribunal
Why India needs ‘good’ urbanisation
Synopsis: Covid reinforces that good urbanization is our most powerful technology for poverty reduction. Introduction New York City, with just 6% of the population of Russia, has a GDP that is equal to that. Twenty-six of the world’s 33 megacities are in developing countries because their rural areas lack rule of law, infrastructure and productive commerce. This shows… Continue reading Why India needs ‘good’ urbanisation
Our Courts are Infra Vires
Synopsis: To ensure that justice is never delayed, there is a need to urgently upgrade the judicial infrastructure to meet the load of the cases. Contents1 Introduction2 What is the status of Indian Judicial infrastructure?3 What the courtrooms should be like?4 What about the Finances allotted for judicial infrastructure?5 What should be the way forward?… Continue reading Our Courts are Infra Vires
Empathy through Education
Synopsis: Social and Emotional Learning is not fluff; it is an important goal in education. Introduction The article highlights the importance of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) as an important tool of education. India’s recent National Education Policy also highlights its importance in children’s development. What is SEL? It forms the foundation of human development, for… Continue reading Empathy through Education
A spike – India must prioritise vaccines to States and districts that are at greatest infection risk
Synopsis: Given the Indian population, vaccinating all adults itself is a challenge in India, given that supply challenges still persist. Introduction Recently, India administered a record 2.5 crore vaccine shots in a day to mark the celebration of the Prime Minister’s birthday. It is equivalent to the populations of the whole of Australia, two-thirds of… Continue reading A spike – India must prioritise vaccines to States and districts that are at greatest infection risk
