Synopsis: While low-productivity services will continue to employ the majority of the country’s workforce, there is no clear-cut policy path to improve the productivity of workers in these sectors. Introduction It is known that productivity is the key to economic prosperity. But the policy solutions needed to raise the productivity of service workers remains one… Continue reading India’s productivity challenge is especially steep in-service sectors
China’s Border Law: The Why, What & What Next
Synopsis: The new land border law of China has its ramifications for India and therefore steps are needed to be taken by India. Contents1 Introduction2 What led to the formation of this law?3 What are the implications for India?4 What steps should be taken by India? Introduction People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) passed a new… Continue reading China’s Border Law: The Why, What & What Next
Heady reform: On cannabis use
Synopsis: Implementing UN resolution on cannabis can help sort out some issues and has its own benefits. Contents1 Introduction2 What are the laws and rules regarding drugs in India?3 What are some issues with present laws?4 What are the reforms needed?5 What are the benefits of legalizing cannabis use? Introduction The recent zeal of the… Continue reading Heady reform: On cannabis use
Clear regulations: On digital gold
Synopsis: Address regulatory gaps for digital gold. Contents1 What is the issue?2 What is Digital Gold?3 Why SEBI should reconsider its decision on digital gold?4 What are the concerns related to Digital gold?5 What is the way forward? What is the issue? Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued an advisory, forbidding… Continue reading Clear regulations: On digital gold
We mustn’t lose time on enacting a data protection law
Synopsis: India needs to pass its own data protection law as soon as possible in order to demonstrate our leadership at the global level in this newly-emerged but important field of jurisdiction. Contents1 What is the significance of Puttaswamy and Others vs. Union of India and Others case?2 What constitutes ‘informational privacy’?3 Why there is… Continue reading We mustn’t lose time on enacting a data protection law
Quadrilateral economic forum and India – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 About the new quadrilateral economic forum3 What does the new quadrilateral economic forum mean for India?4 What are the benefits for India being a member of both Quads?5 What are the challenges associated with the new quadrilateral economic forum?6 What India should do? Introduction Recently, the first meeting of… Continue reading Quadrilateral economic forum and India – Explained, pointwise
Understanding dyscalculia and what it’s like to live with it
Contents1 What is the news?1.1 What is Dyscalculia?2 What are the associated difficulties of Dyscalculia?3 How one can treat Dyscalculia? What is the news? Dyscalculia is a well-established Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) and about 6% of school-age children might be affected. But it doesn’t get diagnosed easily. What is Dyscalculia? It is a learning disability in… Continue reading Understanding dyscalculia and what it’s like to live with it
PIB Bhubaneswar along with State Culture Department organise a Joint Press Conference on Netaji’s Azad Hind Government
Contents1 What is the News?2 Background3 Formation of Azad Hind Government4 Ministers in Azad Hind Government5 Who recognized the Azad Hind Government?6 How did the Azad Hind Government come to an end? What is the News? Press Information Bureau (PIB) Bhubaneswar in association with the Language, Literature and Culture Department, Government of Odisha organised a… Continue reading PIB Bhubaneswar along with State Culture Department organise a Joint Press Conference on Netaji’s Azad Hind Government
Use anti-drug fund for de-addiction services, not just policing: Social Justice Ministry
What is the News? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has recently recommended that the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse be used to carry out de-addiction programmes, rather than just policing activities. What is the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse? The National Fund to Control Drug Abuse was created in accordance with… Continue reading Use anti-drug fund for de-addiction services, not just policing: Social Justice Ministry
Explained: What astronomers learnt, and didn’t, from seeing a white dwarf ‘switch on and off’
What is the News? An international team has reported a unique phenomenon where they saw the white dwarf losing its brightness in 30 minutes. These gaps in brightness have been previously reported, but the process usually takes place over a period of several days to months. What is a White Dwarf? White dwarfs are stars… Continue reading Explained: What astronomers learnt, and didn’t, from seeing a white dwarf ‘switch on and off’
