What is the news? Molnupiravir drug which was recently approved for early-stage Covid-19 patients has been kept out of the treatment protocol recommended by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). This is because the drug has serious safety concerns. Must Read: What is Molnupiravir? What are the safety concerns associated with Molnupiravir drug? Low… Continue reading Anti-Covid pill Molnupiravir: Approved, not recommended
Defence Ministry’s year-end review: Looking ahead to 2022
News: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released its traditional year-end review. The review focuses almost exclusively on the military’s successes and achievements during the year gone by, while playing down its shortcomings. What are some of the key achievements mentioned in the report? Defence management reform: – Appointment of a tri-service chief of defence… Continue reading Defence Ministry’s year-end review: Looking ahead to 2022
It’s the year to turbocharge our renewable-energy drive
News: 2021 saw the world joining hands to mitigate climate risks. 2022 will need a doubling down of efforts to achieve the renewable energy targets that were recently reset by India. Must Read: A must-surge year for climate goals What is the way forward? Govt needs to take the following key measures in 2022 to… Continue reading It’s the year to turbocharge our renewable-energy drive
Why India’s policy to produce ethanol-blended petrol is short-sighted
News: Recently, the government revised the EBP program by advancing a 20 percent blend target (E20) to 2025 from 2030. The ambitious policy to promote ethanol-blended petrol will be bad for India’s food and water security. Because, in a world moving towards electric vehicles (EVs), batteries and hydrogen, ethanol is less suited for India amid… Continue reading Why India’s policy to produce ethanol-blended petrol is short-sighted
Electric vehicles, hydrogen and climate
News: The rising temperatures across the globe have forced the global countries to shift towards low carbon transport technologies (e-vehicles). The financially devastating climate events of 2021 have forced global countries to search for low carbon technologies. For instance, hurricanes in the US, China, and India, floods in Australia, Europe, and Canada, cost $170 billion… Continue reading Electric vehicles, hydrogen and climate
Reformist laws for trading in farm output are best enacted by states
News: The Model Agriculture Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2017, or model APLM act is a better option compared to the central farm law. It is also more comprehensive than the recently repealed farm laws. A model APLM act for doing away with the APMC-controlled regime was drafted for states in 2017… Continue reading Reformist laws for trading in farm output are best enacted by states
Extinguishing the tobacco industry’s main narrative
News: Tobacco’s detrimental impact on public health is well documented. It kills more than 13 lakh Indians every year, while casting an annual economic burden of more than 1% of GDP. Yet there’s been no significant tax increases on any of the tobacco products for the past four years since the introduction of GST in… Continue reading Extinguishing the tobacco industry’s main narrative
Japan-Australia defence agreement signals that middle powers are willing to play a more active role in the Indo-Pacific
News: Australia and Japan recently signed a defence treaty called the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) which has a great strategic significance for Asia and the Indo-Pacific. What is the significance of the recently signed RAA? It marks the move away from a US-centric outlook towards a greater focus on bilateral ties and regional groupings. It… Continue reading Japan-Australia defence agreement signals that middle powers are willing to play a more active role in the Indo-Pacific
What the pandemic has revealed about the arts in India
News: Pandemic has effected probably every sector of the world, but Art is one area where its impact and its effect doesn’t get the required attention. How has the pandemic affected art and the artists? Pandemic has brought the digital medium at the core of every sector and has made the content creation a more… Continue reading What the pandemic has revealed about the arts in India
Write laws for Bharat
News: In the year 2021 Indian Parliament passed laws that had themes ranging from surrogacy to transportation of cargo via rivers. Supreme court also passed around 866 judgements. These affect almost every aspect of a citizen’s existence, but despite affecting our life so deeply, they are hardly publicly discussed. Why are laws not a part… Continue reading Write laws for Bharat
