Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the World Air Quality Report 2021?3 What are the key findings of the report related to India?4 What is the significance of the report?5 Why does the report measure PM 2.5? What is the News? The 2021 World Air Quality Report has been released. What is the World… Continue reading IQAir’s 2021 report: Mumbai’s pollution level 9 times above WHO limit
100 years of RIMC: Making soldiers of steel
What is the news? Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun, previously the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College, turned 100 years recently. About RIMC The Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), is an Inter Service Category ‘A’ establishment, administered through the Army Training Command (ARTRAC) under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Motto:… Continue reading 100 years of RIMC: Making soldiers of steel
Food processing potential
News: Food processing sector has performed impressively in the past few years on the back of govt support. Even in times of the pandemic, this sector has grown due to the inc in demand for ready-to-consume and home-deliverable foods. But, it still has a huge untapped potential. The article throws light on the current situation… Continue reading Food processing potential
On boosting exports: Beyond $400 billion
News: Recently, there has been an export boom in the international market. Therefore, India has fixed a goal of attaining the $400 billion target for the current fiscal year. Contents1 What are the factors driving India’s exports?2 Why global economy is expected to slow down? 3 How India’s policies may obstruct its export growth?4 What is… Continue reading On boosting exports: Beyond $400 billion
The effect of farm sector changes on agrarian movements in India
News: In recently-concluded state elections, the farmer’s movement and the repeal of the three farm laws that passed in 2020 were referred to during the political discourse in some parts of the electoral landscape. In Punjab, a group of farm protestors who contested elections failed to register their presence. In Uttar Pradesh, the agitation failed… Continue reading The effect of farm sector changes on agrarian movements in India
Technology can make policing better — and also more dangerous
News: On March 11, the NCRB Foundation Day, the union home minister said that the second phase of the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) Project is going to be completed by the year 2026. Features & advantages of ICJS The system will include artificial intelligence, fingerprint systems and other tools of predictive policing. For example,… Continue reading Technology can make policing better — and also more dangerous
The worsening hunger problem of India’s poor
Context: In October 2020, The Right to Food Campaign conducted a Hunger Watch Survey (HW-1) to analyze the effect of lockdown. Covering close to 4,000 people in 11 states, the survey highlighted the extent of widespread hunger and a deterioration in the quality of diets compared to the pre-pandemic period. The second round of the Hunger… Continue reading The worsening hunger problem of India’s poor
Union Minister of Rural Development felicitates 75 trained candidates of Project UNNATI under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA
What is the News? Union Minister of Rural Development has felicitated 75 trained candidates of Project UNNATI under MGNREGA. What is Project UNNATI? Launched by: Ministry of Rural Development Purpose: It is a skilling project that aims to upgrade the skill base of the MGNREGA beneficiaries, thereby improving their livelihoods so that they can move… Continue reading Union Minister of Rural Development felicitates 75 trained candidates of Project UNNATI under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA
The peculiar case of Ladakh’s eastern boundary
Context: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to meet External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval. This provides a chance to focus on Ladakh’s eastern boundary and ongoing conflict. History of Ladakh’s boundary: There has never been a defined boundary in this area because high watershed frameworks do not apply to parallel… Continue reading The peculiar case of Ladakh’s eastern boundary
Sealed justice: On sealed cover jurisprudence
News: Recently, the Supreme Court has decided that it will examine the issue of ‘sealed cover jurisprudence’ in the Media One channel case. What is ‘sealed cover jurisprudence’? This practice gained much traction in recent years, in this contents or evidences are provided to judges in sealed envelopes, withheld from lawyers appearing against the government,… Continue reading Sealed justice: On sealed cover jurisprudence
