News: The birth anniversary of Nehru reminds of 60 years of NAM. This concept of NAM can be traced to the policy of Switzerland in 1814-15 Vienna congress. Read more: Non Aligned Movement(NAM) What is Nehru’s version of NAM? 1. Believed that world problems are interlinked, and it is for One World that free India should… Continue reading NAM at 60 marks an age of Non alignment
US inflation and impact on India
What is the news? Retail inflation in the US spiked to 6.2% in October 2021. India’s National Statistical Office (NSO) data shows that retail inflation rose to 4.5% for the same month. Must Read: Inflation and other related concepts – Explained What has caused the inflation surge in the US? Usually, inflation spikes can be… Continue reading US inflation and impact on India
In age of hybrid crops, the importance of preserving landraces
News: Recently, Rahibai Popere, popularly known as Seed mother, from Maharashtra won this year’s Padma awards. It was in recognition of her work that has helped save hundreds of landraces (wild varieties of commonly grown crops at the village level) How Landraces are different from commercially grown crops? Landraces refer to naturally occurring variants of… Continue reading In age of hybrid crops, the importance of preserving landraces
How Facebook can be more responsible when it goes local
News: Facebook’s approach to not invest in content moderation in Indian languages should be taken seriously and further scrutinized. Recently, in the backdrop of the leaks by whistleblower Francis Haugen, Facebook admitted that it has hate speech classifiers in only four Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, and Tamil out of India’s 22 scheduled languages. Moreover, its scale… Continue reading How Facebook can be more responsible when it goes local
For inclusive development, support Dalit entrepreneurs
News: Dalit entrepreneurship holds promise for the much-needed social transformation. Many attempts have been made to transform the highly-stratified Indian society into an inclusive one. However, the expected social transformation in our Indian society remains unfulfilled, esp with regard to Dalits. Their situation has improved, but social exclusion still persists. In this context, promoting Dalit… Continue reading For inclusive development, support Dalit entrepreneurs
Countries at COP26 launch plan for net-zero shipping lanes
What is the News? The United Kingdom has announced the launch of the Clydebank Declaration on Green Shipping Corridors at the COP26 conference in Glasgow. What is the Clydebank Declaration? The Clydebank Declaration aims to set up green shipping corridors, which are zero-emission maritime routes between 2 (or more) ports. As part of the declaration,… Continue reading Countries at COP26 launch plan for net-zero shipping lanes
Indian astronomers develop methodology to understand the Exoplanets accurately
What is the News? Indian astronomers have developed a methodology named “critical noise treatment algorithm”. This algorithm can help understand exoplanets accurately by reducing the contamination by the Earth’s atmosphere and the disturbances due to instrumental effects and other factors. What are Exoplanets? Exoplanets are planets that orbit a star other than the Sun. The… Continue reading Indian astronomers develop methodology to understand the Exoplanets accurately
Explained: Why Indian kids show diabetes signals early
What is the news? The study was conducted in Pune to understand why diabetes is so common in Indians. They have tracked women from before they became pregnant and during their pregnancy, and their children through childhood, puberty and now as adults. What are the findings of the study? High glucose and insulin concentration in… Continue reading Explained: Why Indian kids show diabetes signals early
IIT Kanpur develops web-based ‘green’ monitoring system for Ganga
What is the News? Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Kanpur has developed an Aquatic Autonomous Observatory named Niracara Svayamsasita Vedh Shala(NSVS) to monitor the “health” of the River Ganga. This observatory has been developed with the help of the Department of Science and Technology, the Government of India, and the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF).… Continue reading IIT Kanpur develops web-based ‘green’ monitoring system for Ganga
PM launches 2 RBI schemes. All about the central bank initiatives
What is the News? Prime Minister has launched two innovative customer-centric initiatives of RBI, viz. Retail Direct Scheme and the Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme. What is a Retail Direct Scheme? The Retail Direct Scheme allows retail investors to invest in government securities (G-Sec) by opening a gilt security account with the RBI. The… Continue reading PM launches 2 RBI schemes. All about the central bank initiatives
