News: Air India’s sale is important for three reasons priorities, resources, mindset. It is a template for the Indian state to do more by doing less. Read here: Will privatization take off after the Air India sale? What are the reasons that make the Air India sale important? Priorities: Public commercial enterprises do not perform well in… Continue reading Lesson from Air India sale: Do more by doing less
The consequences of an ill-considered green strategy
News Europe’s push for renewable energy at the cost of conventional fuel may lead to some second and third order effects, which will have global ramifications. What is the issue? As it cannot depend entirely on energy generated through Sun or wind, Europe has been relying more on natural gas to make up the electricity shortfall. Europe’s sudden increased… Continue reading The consequences of an ill-considered green strategy
“Taxing Drama-on Retroactive tax disputes”
News Cairn energy, a British firm will be getting around 7,900 crore rupees from Indian government. It has won an arbitration proceeding against India regarding the retroactive tax dispute. What was this dispute? Government of India had introduced a retroactive tax in the year 2012. Accordingly, it pursued proceeding against Vodafone and Cairn energy asking them for paying these taxes retroactively. … Continue reading “Taxing Drama-on Retroactive tax disputes”
Remembering the Holocaust
News: United Nations marked 27th January every year as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. What is International Holocaust Remembrance Day? The day marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in January 1945. It provides an opportunity to recount the atrocities of the Holocaust that resulted in the death of… Continue reading Remembering the Holocaust
Voter turnout: Targeting 75%: With migration on the rise, EC must evolve strategies so that migrants don’t lose out on voting day
News: Indian PM urge citizens and party workers to achieve 75% voter turnout in upcoming elections. As it is achievable due to the extraordinary work done by the Election Commission to expand the voting rights of citizens. How India electoral process is different from the USA? Indian Constitution makers favoured an independent constitution body “Election… Continue reading Voter turnout: Targeting 75%: With migration on the rise, EC must evolve strategies so that migrants don’t lose out on voting day
Keeping faith – On India- Pakistan Relations
News: Recently, Pakistan Hindu Council has sent a proposal to India to allow pilgrims of both countries to travel by air to avoid complicated procedures. The proposal is sent at a time when other India-Pakistan exchanges are suspended. What is the scenario in religious exchanges? First, the Kartarpur corridor came up in 2019 due to… Continue reading Keeping faith – On India- Pakistan Relations
Credibility of govt accounting – On Public Account Committees
News: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) completed a hundred years of existence, and this article discusses ways to improve the PAC’s oversight. What is the significance of the PAC? One, it plays a crucial role in scrutinizing the use of government funds. The PAC is a parliamentary committee, and customarily the leader of the largest… Continue reading Credibility of govt accounting – On Public Account Committees
Reservations in super-speciality courses: The Dravadian model of public health
News: Supreme Court judgment upholding OBC reservation in NEET is a landmark judgment. Merit has to be contextualized socially and seen as an instrument of advancing social goods like equality. Tamil Nadu model where merit also takes historical privileges into account can be replicated in the rest of India. Read here: Supreme Court upholds validity of OBC… Continue reading Reservations in super-speciality courses: The Dravadian model of public health
A proposal that has stirred up questions of IAS control
News: The Union Government proposal to amend IAS Cadre Rules has attracted the opposition of various states. Must read: Deputation of Cadre Officers and the Proposed Amendments – Explained, pointwise What is All India Services? IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Services comes in the list of AIS. According to P.S. Appu, these services play a pivotal… Continue reading A proposal that has stirred up questions of IAS control
Achieving Net Zero by 2070 and the Associated Challenges – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction In the recent Glasgow climate summit (COP26), India announced new climate targets. One such ambitious target is achieving Net Zero by 2070. Achieving Net Zero by 2070 requires India to fundamentally alter its development model during this decade. This is because of various challenges associated with the Net Zero emissions… Continue reading Achieving Net Zero by 2070 and the Associated Challenges – Explained, pointwise
