Synopsis: The recent power shortage crisis in India is not about coal, and neither it is about climate action. It’s about poor governance. Introduction It is the worst news possible for a world struggling to recover from a pandemic while also trying to increase its effort to combat climate change: Power shortages in China and… Continue reading Coal’s problems are governance, not climate regulation
Need Smart Govts For Checking Big Tech
Synopsis: This article is based on ideas from a book on how governments can check the power of big techs. Introduction The book System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot, has been written by Stanford University professors Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy M Weinstein. This book talks about the… Continue reading Need Smart Govts For Checking Big Tech
Simple, but brilliant: on Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Synopsis: This year’s Nobel Prize for Chemistry is awarded for the discovery of an efficient, “precise, cheap, fast and environmentally friendly” concept of catalysis asymmetric organocatalysis. Read – What is asymmetric organocatalysis? Significance of discovery Simpler: This concept for making molecules is simpler than one could ever imagine. Accelerating research: The multitudes of new organocatalysts… Continue reading Simple, but brilliant: on Nobel Prize for Chemistry
There’s an urgent need to clean up the World Bank and IMF
Synopsis: Wrongdoings of WB and IMF, unsuitability of heads of these institutions, various steps that these institutions need to take to maintain their credibility and legitimacy Introduction Head of the World Bank and IMF are selected under the dual monopoly selection procedure wherein only an American can head the World Bank and only a European can head the… Continue reading There’s an urgent need to clean up the World Bank and IMF
Shipping Minister launches ‘MyPortApp’ for digital monitoring of port operations
What is the news? Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways launched a port mobile application called “MyPortApp” in Kolkata today. Also, inauguration of a 1 Mega Watt solar plant in Haldia port to produce renewable energy for port operations. What are some key features of the “MyPortApp”? The App includes all port details digitally and monitor operations virtually, is aimed to promote… Continue reading Shipping Minister launches ‘MyPortApp’ for digital monitoring of port operations
New toxic-free, superior multilayer technology that packages together electronic components can help country’s strategic sectors
What is the news? CSIR– NIIST (National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology), under the purview of “Advanced Manufacturing Techniques scheme” of Department of Science & Technology (DST) has indigenously developed toxic-free and superior multilayer series of LTCC tapes and HTCC substrates which are on par with international standards. About the technology: LTCC tapes and HTCC substrates These technologies package together electronic components like resistors,… Continue reading New toxic-free, superior multilayer technology that packages together electronic components can help country’s strategic sectors
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, launches a nationwide River Ranching Programme
What is the news? The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying has launched a national level River Ranching program in UP. At the same time, other 4 states namely, Uttarakhand, Orissa, Tripura and Chhattisgarh also participated nationwide River Ranching program launching. What is river ranching? River ranching is a form of aquaculture in which a population of a fish species is… Continue reading Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, launches a nationwide River Ranching Programme
Launch of I-Sprint’21: IFSCA’s Global FinTech Hackathon Series Sprint01: BankTech
What is the news? I-Sprint21, the global FinTech Hackathon Series of IFSCA was launched recently, where the first Sprint of the series “Sprint01: BankTech” is focussed on FinTechs for the Banking sector. Sprint 01: BankTech is hosted jointly by IFSCA and GIFT city in collaboration with NITI Aayog. In Union Budget 2020-21 finance minister envisaged on supporting a “World Class FinTech Hub” at GIFT IFSC. What is Sprint01: BankTech hackathon? Under… Continue reading Launch of I-Sprint’21: IFSCA’s Global FinTech Hackathon Series Sprint01: BankTech
India’s informal economy: Challenges and solutions – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The majority of the urban population across the world makes its living from the informal economy. According to one report published by the ILO in 2018, more than 2 billion people – almost 61% of the world’s employed population – were dependent on the informal economy. In some countries, this proportion… Continue reading India’s informal economy: Challenges and solutions – Explained, pointwise
2 journalists battling for freedom of expression awarded peace Nobel
What is the news? Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia received the Nobel Prize for Peace “for their courageous fight for freedom of expression”. This is the first Nobel Peace Prize for journalists since the German Carl von Ossietzky won it in 1935 for revealing his country’s secret post-war rearmament programme.… Continue reading 2 journalists battling for freedom of expression awarded peace Nobel
