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Centre imposes 25% safeguard duty on import of solar cells News: Recently, the Centre has issued a notification to impose a safeguard duty of 25% on import of solar cells.  Important facts: 2. The decision by the government follows a long deliberation by the Director General of Trade Remedies, which recommended the safeguard duty structure.… Continue reading Centre imposes 25% safeguard duty on import of solar cells

A fundamental error Article: Apar Gupta and Ujwala Uppaluri, practicing advocates, highlighted that the Srikrishna report on data protection misinterprets the Supreme Court’s right to privacy judgment. Important facts: 2. Last year the Supreme Court judgment on the right to privacy imposed upon the government an obligation to make a law safeguarding a person’s informational… Continue reading A fundamental error

Rajasthan first State to implement biofuel policy News:  Rajasthan has become the first State in the country to implement the national policy on biofuels. Important facts: 2. The policy was unveiled the government recently. 3. Rajasthan will lay emphasis on increasing production of oilseeds and establish a Centre for Excellence in Udaipur to promote research… Continue reading Rajasthan first State to implement biofuel policy

Friends or Seoul-mates? Article: Rajiv Kumar, Research Professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, analyse India-South Korea relations in the era of U.S. and China power politics. Important facts: 2. South Korean President Moon Jae-in’ recently visited to India to upgrade India-South Korea relations. 3. Mr Moon launched a foreign initiative called New-Southern… Continue reading Friends or Seoul-mates?

Set procedure to vet NRC claims: SC News: Recently, the Supreme Court has directed authorities not to take any action against persons left out of the draft Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on July 30. Important facts: 2. The published draft has put question mark on the legal status of so many individuals.… Continue reading Set procedure to vet NRC claims: SC

Misadventures in education Article: M.V. Rajeev Gowda, politician, and Shahana Munazir, scholar, discussed the pros and cons of the HECI Bill and Right to Education (Amendment) Bill, both passed  by the government recently. Important: 2. Recently, the Ministry of HRD was in news for two controversial Bills: a) The draft of Higher Education Commission of… Continue reading Misadventures in education

River of effluents News: The Clean Ganga project has a long way to go. Important facts: 2. National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG): It runs the ‘Namami Gange’ mission-India’s most ambitious endeavour to clean the Ganga river. The NMCG has Rs 20,000 crore, centrally-funded, non-lapsable corpus and consist of nearly 228 projects. The mission also has… Continue reading River of effluents

India’s population growth rate is overestimated: study News: By 2050, India is expected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country. Important facts: 2. According to the scientists, India’s population growth rate is highly overestimated by existing models. 3. According to the scientists, Accounting for the diversity and differences in the levels of education… Continue reading India’s population growth rate is overestimated: study

Reconsider the ban News: Recently, the Union Health Ministry banned on the retail sale and private manufacture of oxytocin. Important facts: 2. Uses of  oxytocin: The drug, a synthetic version of a human hormone, is a life-saver for women. Doctors use it to induce labour in pregnant women and to stem postpartum bleedings. Because of… Continue reading Reconsider the ban

Scaled-up solutions for a future of water scarcity Article: Vikram Soni, professor and Aditi Veena, urban ecologist, discussed the India’s water scarcity problems and also scaled up solutions for this problem. Important facts: 2. Presently, India is facing huge water scarcity due to the following reasons: Rising population Invasive schemes like dams to service large… Continue reading Scaled-up solutions for a future of water scarcity