Context- With various measures the Centre government has reduced of the fiscal resource capacity of the States. What are the reasons of weakened fiscal capacity of States? Impact of Implementation of GST on States– Since implementation, the Goods and Services Tax appears to have reduced the resource-generating capacity of States and has contributed to worsening… Continue reading The Weakened financial capacity of States
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importance of freedom of press in india
What is the importance of the freedom of the press? Context: The arrest of television anchor and editor-in-chief of Republic Television Arnab Goswami for alleged abetment to suicide. Why the arrest is seen as political vendetta? First, the editor-in-chief of Republic Television, Arnab Goswami was very critical of the Maharashtra state government on several issues… Continue reading importance of freedom of press in india
Power of Election Commission Of India
Electoral System of India :Power of Election Commission Of India Context: Power of Election commission of India to enforce poll norms and clean campaigns. Background of the issue Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Kamal Nath, while campaigning for a by-election to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly recently used the derogatory word “item” for a BJP woman… Continue reading Power of Election Commission Of India
LGBT community rights
Context- Issues and Challenges of same sex marriages in India. What is Solicitor General Verdict on same sex marriage? Same-sex marriages are neither a part of “our culture” nor a part of the law, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Delhi High Court Monday, opposing a petition demanding marriage rights for the gay community under the Hindu Marriage Act… Continue reading LGBT community rights
academic freedom index
Context: India’s dull score on the Academic Freedom Index reflects the issues troubling the country’s education system. What were the findings of academic freedom index? India has scored noticeably low in the international Academic Freedom Index (AFI) with a score of 0.352, which is closely followed by Saudi Arabia (0.278) and Libya (0.238). The AFI of India… Continue reading academic freedom index
DBT Scam
Context: Central scholarship scam underlines need to tighten checks and balances in DBT architecture, fix accountability Background An investigation by a newspaper has uncovered a nexus of middlemen, government employees, and bank staff were involved in cheating students from minority communities of a centrally funded scholarship in Jharkhand. It was found that the officials have bypassed… Continue reading DBT Scam
Divestment in fossil fuels
What do you mean by Divestment movement in Fossil fuels? Divestment is the process by which money put into stocks and bonds of certain companies is withdrawn. A divestment is the opposite of an investment. For example, recently Goldman Sachs announced that it would no longer finance new oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife… Continue reading Divestment in fossil fuels
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governance
Context– RBI has to answer to Parliament why it misses the inflation target and what plans do they have to control inflation. What is Inflation targeting and what happen when RBI fails to meet inflation target? Inflation targeting involves using monetary policy to keep inflation close to the agreed target. RBI and Government of India… Continue reading Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governance
New Education Policy 2020 (NEP) : Complete Analysis
Context: The National Education Policy 2020 underestimates the problem of settling the three systems of education in India. More on news: For education to fulfil its social role, it must respond to the specific setting in which the young are growing up. India has sufficient experience of attempts made from the national level to influence systemic… Continue reading New Education Policy 2020 (NEP) : Complete Analysis
Post Quad era for India
Context: Future possible rearrangement of the global structures will have major consequences for India’s economic prosperity and technological future. What are the likely changes? Expansion of the Five Eyes forum with inclusion of India: Recently India was invited to join the Five Eyes meeting earlier this month in Tokyo on communications security. The growth of “Quad… Continue reading Post Quad era for India
