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WTO Reforms:

About: The World Trade Organisation is a global international organisation that promotes and manages free and smooth trade among all its members. It was established in 1995, after taking over General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which came into force in 1948. GATT was focused only on trade while WTO is wider as it… Continue reading WTO Reforms:

Paris Climate Change Agreement -From Kyoto Protocol to Paris Agreement

Context: 196 countries at COP24, Katowice have agreed on a rulebook to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement. Background of Pro-active Climate negotiations The problem of climate change was brought to light at an international level by the first Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report in 1990 which highlighted the issue as a subject… Continue reading Paris Climate Change Agreement -From Kyoto Protocol to Paris Agreement

Social Audit: An Analysis

‘Social Audit’ is “a public assembly where all the details of a project are scrutinized”. It is “a way of measuring, understanding, reporting and ultimately improving an organization’s/programme’s social and ethical performance”. Social Audit (SA): Social Audit is a process in which details of the resources, both financial and non-financial, is used by public agencies… Continue reading Social Audit: An Analysis

JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND JUDICIAL OVERREACH (ARTICLE 142)

Context: Judiciary is increasingly being attacked by civil society for its new orientation towards the philosophy of political executive and becoming a part of partisan politics. Judicial activism: It is a “judicial philosophy which motivates judges to depart from the traditional precedents in favour of progressive and new social policies”. Judicial activism enjoins judges to… Continue reading JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND JUDICIAL OVERREACH (ARTICLE 142)

E-pharmacy in India

Context: Madras and Delhi High Courts recently banned the online sale of medicines. Background: The order was in response to a PIL filed by a Delhi-based dermatologist who said that unregulated online sale of medicines could lead to substandard drugs being sold, some of which have psychotropic substances that can be misused for criminal activities.… Continue reading E-pharmacy in India

India’s INDCs- Progress and Challenges Ahead

Context: India has expressed confidence recently at COP24 at Katowice, Poland that it would achieve all its INDCs targets to tackle climate change ahead of the deadlines.India’s statement comes in the backdrop of new analysis by IEEFA  Institute for Energy Economic and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) is a US-based organisation that conducts research and analysis on… Continue reading India’s INDCs- Progress and Challenges Ahead

CONTEMPT OF COURT

Context: Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal on Monday declined to give consent to the initiation of contempt proceedings against A.P. Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy and his Principal Adviser Ajeya Kallam. What is Contempt of court? Contempt of Court is the offense of being disobedient to or being disrespectful towards a court of law. Any action which… Continue reading CONTEMPT OF COURT

JAI and RIC

At the recent G20 meeting in 2018, Japan, India and US conducted a trilateral dialogue. At the same venue, India, Russia and China also held a joint meeting. [table id=88 /] Contentious Issues between RIC and JAI members: China Trade wars between US and China, China’s trade distorting practices, economic colonialism and disrespect for rules… Continue reading JAI and RIC

Corporate governance Framework in India: Analysis

What is Corporate Governance: Corporate governance is the system by which companies are directed and controlled. Boards of directors are responsible for the governance of their companies.  Corporate governance is therefore about what the board of a company does and how it sets the values of the company, and it is to be distinguished from… Continue reading Corporate governance Framework in India: Analysis

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