News: India’s state-run covid vaccination drive was primarily aimed at pandemic mitigation for public health. Outcomes/Impressive coverage of the India’s Vaccine Program A vast proportion of our adult population has got one or more shots, for example More than 1.8 billion doses have been administered so far. The Children aged 15 years and above were… Continue reading Let an open market for vaccines fulfill demand
Why special situation funds are necessary
News: Recently, Indian financial markets witnessed two crucial reforms. One was release of a dedicated regulatory framework for special situation funds (SSFs) by SEBI and, the other was approval of a new dual-structure for bad-bank (called NARCL-IDRCL) by RBI. Contents1 Why have such new reforms been undertaken?2 Concept of Special Situation Fund (SSF)3 What more steps… Continue reading Why special situation funds are necessary
Fixing Indian Higher Education is the ideal way to rescue students
Context: Ukraine Crisis has brought the issues faced by Indian students going abroad for education Contents1 Problems faced by Foreign University Studying Students?2 Status of Indian Students Studying Abroad3 What is lost in case of Indian students studying abroad ?4 What measures should be taken to arrest this drain of wealth and human resources?5 Conclusion… Continue reading Fixing Indian Higher Education is the ideal way to rescue students
Sanskritisation
Context: A long-drawn phenomenon that is not restricted to caste hierarchy, but also encompasses a wider social and cultural process. Contents1 Concept of Sanskritization2 What are the limitations of the Sanskritization Phenomenon?3 Multiple angles about the nature of Sanskritization4 What are various issues in the study of the phenomenon of Sanskritization alone?5 Way Ahead Concept… Continue reading Sanskritisation
A MISFIRING AND ITS TRAIL OF POOR STRATEGIC STABILITY
News: Accidental misfiring of Indian missile and the analysis of mechanisms available to avert such type of crisis. The accidental misfiring of an Indian missile to Pakistan highlights the sorry state of bilateral mechanisms for crisis management between two nuclear adversaries. Such accidents are known as “broken arrows” (accidents that involve nuclear weapons or nuclear… Continue reading A MISFIRING AND ITS TRAIL OF POOR STRATEGIC STABILITY
‘BHARATNATYAM’ IN INDIAN DIPLOMACY
This term was coined by Jyotindra Nath Dixit, who was a former Foreign Secretary. ‘Bharatnatyam’ in Indian diplomacy means that – “you may appear in different forms to others but after you have first secured your interests.” The following events can be regarded as an example: 1.) Republics and Moscow – After the dissolution of… Continue reading ‘BHARATNATYAM’ IN INDIAN DIPLOMACY
THE ECLIPSE OF SOVEREIGN EQUALITY
The Ukraine crisis has shown the weakness of International law and especially given a blow to ‘Principle of sovereign equality’. Contents1 What is principle of sovereign equality under international law?2 What is an act of aggression under international law?3 Provisions regarding aggression in the UN Charter:4 Challenges in the UN system: What is principle of… Continue reading THE ECLIPSE OF SOVEREIGN EQUALITY
National Floodplains Zoning Policy
What is the News? The Ministry of Jal Shakti has informed the Rajya Sabha about the National Floodplains Zoning Policy. What is Flood Plain Zoning? Flood Plain Zoning has been recognized as an effective non-structural measure for flood management. Flood-plain zoning measures aim at demarcating zones or areas likely to be affected by floods of… Continue reading National Floodplains Zoning Policy
Explained: India’s draft medical devices policy, and why it is needed
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Medical Devices Sector?3 What is the need for National Policy for the Medical Devices?4 What are the salient features of the policy? What is the News? The Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has released “Draft National Policy for the Medical Devices, 2022. What is… Continue reading Explained: India’s draft medical devices policy, and why it is needed
Supreme Court tears into practice of ‘sealed cover jurisprudence’
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Sealed Cover Jurisprudence?3 Why has the Sealed Cover Jurisprudence been criticized?4 What are recent Supreme Court views on Sealed Cover Jurisprudence? What is the News? Recently, the two separate Benches of the Supreme Court have criticized the “Sealed Cover Jurisprudence” practised by the Government in Courts. What is… Continue reading Supreme Court tears into practice of ‘sealed cover jurisprudence’
