For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction While addressing the Annual Police Meet, the Prime Minister called for Prison Reforms to improve jail management in India. Earlier, on the occasion of the Constitution Day (November 26, 2022), the President of India had expressed concerns over overcrowding of prisons. She had suggested decongesting of prisons and the need… Continue reading Issues Related to Prisons and Prison Reforms – Explained, pointwise
Author: Raveesh Sharma
India-Maldives Relationship – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The External Affairs Minister of India recently visited Maldives. In a bid to strengthen the India-Maldives Relationship, the two countries signed pacts on several development projects. The EAM’s visit comes at a crucial time. Presidential elections are set to be held in Maldives in September 2023. The elections are important… Continue reading India-Maldives Relationship – Explained, pointwise
[Kurukshetra January 2023 Summary] Cooperative Entrepreneurship – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction To achieve the objective of inclusive development, many different approaches to community development have been advocated by development planners and policy makers. Many of these approaches have been put into practise by State Governments and Union Administrations. Among these, one powerful strategy has been to tap the potential of cooperatives… Continue reading [Kurukshetra January 2023 Summary] Cooperative Entrepreneurship – Explained, pointwise
[Yojana January 2023 Summary] India’s Wealth: Millet For Health – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction In 2021, the Government of India had proposed at the United Nations for declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets. India’s proposal was supported by 72 countries and United Nations General Assembly declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023) in March 2021. To take forward this… Continue reading [Yojana January 2023 Summary] India’s Wealth: Millet For Health – Explained, pointwise
The Conflict Between Forest Rights and Forest Conservation – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction In June 2022, the Supreme Court had directed that every national park and wildlife sanctuary in the country will have a mandatory Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of at least one kilometre starting from its demarcated boundaries. The decision was made in response to a petition to protect forest lands in Tamil… Continue reading The Conflict Between Forest Rights and Forest Conservation – Explained, pointwise
India’s Toy Industry: Growth and Challenges – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction In August 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister had exhorted that India can become a global hub in Toy Industry manufacturing and exports. In July 2021, the PM had said that India imports 80% of toys. He called on people of India to be ‘vocal for local toys‘.… Continue reading India’s Toy Industry: Growth and Challenges – Explained, pointwise
Sutlej-Yamuna Link and Inter-State Water Disputes in India – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction A meeting was help between the Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana in the presence of the Union Jal Shakti Minister. The agenda of the meeting was to resolve the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal dispute. The dispute between Punjab and Haryana has been festering since the 1960s, and various efforts to… Continue reading Sutlej-Yamuna Link and Inter-State Water Disputes in India – Explained, pointwise
Decarbonization of Agriculture Sector – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction India has set 2070 as the target year for achieving the Net Zero transition. The Government has also declared the Long-Term Low-Carbon Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) for the long-term decarbonization of the economy. Agriculture sector is also a significant contributor to the Green House Gas emissions. Although, the Government has not included… Continue reading Decarbonization of Agriculture Sector – Explained, pointwise
[Kurukshetra January 2023 Summary] [Cooperation, Cooperatives] Realising Sahkar Se Samriddhi – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Cooperation has remained the philosophy of our nation for centuries. India strives for a cooperative-led all encompassing socioeconomic progress. The Cooperative sector has always played a significant role in the overall economic development of the country with its member driven and all-inclusive approach. Cooperation embodies two important principles of human… Continue reading [Kurukshetra January 2023 Summary] [Cooperation, Cooperatives] Realising Sahkar Se Samriddhi – Explained, pointwise
Child Mortality in India: Status, Challenges and Way Forward – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Report Levels and Trends in Child Mortality was released recently by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME). The Report estimates that globally, 5 million children died before their fifth birthday (under-five mortality) in 2021. Of these, 2.3 million deaths occurred in the first month (neonatal… Continue reading Child Mortality in India: Status, Challenges and Way Forward – Explained, pointwise
