News: India aspires to be the 3rd largest economy in the world by the year 2047. The government is working hard to make India self-reliant and play a bigger role in the global economy. In this context, Indian industry has been requesting the government to look into the existing trade pacts, especially India-South Korea CEPA… Continue reading India’s zinc-trade deficit with Korea tells why we need industry input on deals
Unlocking the potential of green hydrogen
News: The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has increased the prices of crude oil, natural gas and fertilizers, highlighting India’s vulnerability to geopolitical sanctions. Therefore, the Union Transport Minister’s statement on hydrogen-powered cars in Parliament has brought the green hydrogen economy into focus. Moreover, hydrogen is an important industrial gas. It is used on a large scale… Continue reading Unlocking the potential of green hydrogen
The carbon cost of data
News: Environmental scientists are beginning to worry about the harmful effects of data on climate. The impact is not exactly due to the data, but the servers, data farms and other hardware required for creating, storing and processing data for the increasingly digital life. Contents1 How the pace of generation of data has picked up?2… Continue reading The carbon cost of data
Protect the film archive. This can’t be done by handing it to a corporation
News: Recently, the government has merged the Films Division, Children’s Film Society, International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Directorate of Film Festivals, and National Film Archive of India (NFAI) with the NFDC (National Film Development Corporation of India). What are the achievements of the NFAI? Contributed to the growth of our film culture. It has… Continue reading Protect the film archive. This can’t be done by handing it to a corporation
Better early than late
News: Early intervention programme that prevents disabling conditions in newborn children, is better than one that tries to mitigate the effects once disability has set in. Contents1 What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?2 What is early intervention?3 Why early intervention is more effective?4 What are the challenges to early intervention?5 What is the way forward? What… Continue reading Better early than late
Lessons from the implosion of Sri Lanka’s tiny economy?
News: Recently, Sri Lanka’s entire cabinet resigned over inability to handle the ongoing country’s worsening economic crisis. It is undergoing a state of emergency due to a deteriorating food and fuel crisis. What were the reasons behind Sri Lanka’s economic crisis? In 2019, the newly-elected government of Sri Lanka has been accused of announcing a… Continue reading Lessons from the implosion of Sri Lanka’s tiny economy?
Back the greenback: Grumblings about dollar dominance aren’t new
Context: Western powers have slapped sanctions on Russia. These sanctions sting because of the US dollar’s dominance across the global economy and finance. Contents1 How important is dollar in present global trade?2 What are the other factors against the dollar dominated economy?3 Chinese renminbi as an alternative4 What does the future hold? How important is… Continue reading Back the greenback: Grumblings about dollar dominance aren’t new
The road to Ukraine peace runs through Delhi
Context: Nearly 40 days ago, Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine. Despite peace talks, direct negotiations between the conflicting parties have failed to make much progress. India can play an important role in its resolution. Mediation as a conflict resolution tool that can assist the parties in identifying their hidden ‘interests’. It is a… Continue reading The road to Ukraine peace runs through Delhi
Push the policy needle forward on migrant support
Context: After the migrant crisis of 2020, migrants became a focus of large scale relief efforts by governments and civil society. The Government ramped up the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) project, announced the Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) scheme, set up the e-Shram portal and began to draft a migration policy. Present status… Continue reading Push the policy needle forward on migrant support
India-Australia Trade Agreement – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What is the current status of India Australia Trade Relations?3 What is the background of the India Australia Trade Agreement?4 What are the key features of the agreement?4.1 Preferential Market Access4.2 Services Trade4.3 Excluded Tariff Lines5 What is the significance of India Australia Trade Agreement?6 What lies ahead?7 Conclusion… Continue reading India-Australia Trade Agreement – Explained, pointwise
