Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Captive Private Networks?3 How does the government plan to set aside spectrum for private network operators?4 Why are telcos opposing the spectrum to Captive Private Networks? What is the News? The government of India has announced that it has reserved a portion of airwaves for Captive Private Networks.… Continue reading Captive Private Networks: Telcos seek level playing field with captive network operators
PM launches historic torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad
What is the News? The Prime Minister has launched the historic torch relay for the 44th Chess Olympiad at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi. What is the Chess Olympiad? The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. The first Official Chess Olympiad was held in 1927… Continue reading PM launches historic torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad
Use of ICT in school education in India receives UNESCO’s recognition
Contents1 What is the News?2 Why has UNESCO given this award to CIET?3 What is the Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET)?4 What is the King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize? What is the News? Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), a constituent unit of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has… Continue reading Use of ICT in school education in India receives UNESCO’s recognition
Explained: What is ‘critical information infrastructure’, who protects it?
What is the News? The Union Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has declared the IT resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and UPI managing entity NPCI as ‘Critical Information Infrastructure’. What is Critical Information Infrastructure? Definition: The Information Technology Act of 2000 defines “Critical Information Infrastructure” as a computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction… Continue reading Explained: What is ‘critical information infrastructure’, who protects it?
The EPI may rankle but India can recast policies
News: Recently, India was placed last among all 180 assessed countries in the latest Environmental Performance Index (EPI), carried out by Yale and Columbia Universities. Contents1 Key findings of the EPI index2 What is controversial in the index?3 The Indian Government’s response4 What are the objections to various claims made by the Indian Government?5 Way… Continue reading The EPI may rankle but India can recast policies
Petty patents can boost R&D
News: Recently, India was ranked 46 in WIPO’s Global Innovation Index (GII) 2021, up from 81 in 2015. These findings corroborate are similar to findings in the UNCTAD’s Digital Economy Report 2021. Contents1 Importance of Innovation2 Indicators of innovative activity3 Status of the patent filings in India4 What are the issues in the field of… Continue reading Petty patents can boost R&D
Partha Sen writes: The inflation tightrope
News: The Indian economy has been hit by inflationary shocks. The RBI failed to keep the inflation rate below the upper threshold of 6%. Only after inflation hit 7%, it raised the repo rate. Contents1 Mandate of the RBI2 What are the causes of inflation?3 The Monetary Policy Response4 What are the problems in India’s… Continue reading Partha Sen writes: The inflation tightrope
Ashok Gulati and Ritika Juneja write: An oil palm plan for home
News: Recently, The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference was concluded. It struggled to find satisfactory answers to some of the complex questions pertaining to global trade, especially with respects to trade in agriculture commodities and public stockholding for food security purposes, What are the major issues in international trade related to trade in… Continue reading Ashok Gulati and Ritika Juneja write: An oil palm plan for home
On India’s unemployment issue: Persistent problem
News: Poor state of employment creation in India is reflected in the recurrent protests against changes in the government’s recruitment policy or delays in appointment. The ongoing violent protests against the change in the recruitment policy for armed forces, which have led to a massive loss of public and private property, are yet another example… Continue reading On India’s unemployment issue: Persistent problem
The WTO restores faith in convergence of views
News: The WTO deal in Geneva confirms that it is still possible for the world’s countries to achieve a modest consensus. India has played a worthy role, even if its gains are far from dramatic. Contents1 What were the difficult circumstances prevailing before the WTO’s 12th ministerial?2 What is the significance of the deal?3 What… Continue reading The WTO restores faith in convergence of views
