Source: Indian Express Relevance: To understand land policies of Haryana Synopsis: The recent land acquisition bill passed by Haryana Government is being termed as “anti-farmer” which will promote “crony capitalism”. Context: Recently, Haryana government passed the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Haryana Amendment), Bill, 2021. It seeks to expedite… Continue reading Explained: Haryana’s changes to land law; why they have been criticised
Why agrarian reforms should go beyond meeting demands of the agitating farmers
Source: Indian Express Relevance: To understand the land reforms Synopsis: The land reforms of 50’s and 60’s have been inadequate in addressing the inequity in land ownership. Thus, new agricultural reforms should be targeted on land reforms. Introduction The government brought farms laws in 2020 and ever since then farmer’s protests and agitations have been going… Continue reading Why agrarian reforms should go beyond meeting demands of the agitating farmers
Asset monetisation — execution is the key
Source: Business Standard, The Hindu1, The Hindu 2 Relevance: Mobilization of resources Synopsis: Challenges in implementing the National Monetisation Pipeline Project and suggestions for better implementation. Background Read more: National Monetisation pipeline (NMP) project – Explained Privatisation vs Monetisation Privatisation takes the government out of a business, whereas Monetisation keeps the government in there as… Continue reading Asset monetisation — execution is the key
Making sure that girls don’t drop out of school
Source: Indian Express Synopsis: Addressing gender bias in education requires providing social, financial and emotional support to the girl child. Introduction In the recently held Olympics, Indian women showed their excellent performance. They can also excel in other fields like education. Women can contribute not just to the economy of the nation, but can also be… Continue reading Making sure that girls don’t drop out of school
India’s tuition Pandemic (On India’s mushrooming ed-tech sector)
Source: Times of India Relevance: Issues due to the rise of Edtech sector Synopsis: With billions of dollars in capital and tech backing, Indian educational corporates are creating a situation of tuition pandemic. China’s crackdown on edtech Recently, the Chinese government announced a crackdown on its booming educational tuition sector. Under its new policy, private… Continue reading India’s tuition Pandemic (On India’s mushrooming ed-tech sector)
BRICS Environment Ministers adopt the New Delhi Statement on Environment
Source: PIB What is the News? BRICS countries have adopted the “New Delhi Statement” at the 7th meeting of the BRICS Environment Ministerial 2021. About New Delhi Statement on Environment: New Delhi Statement on Environment is aimed at furthering the spirit of Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus in Environment among the BRICS Nations. The… Continue reading BRICS Environment Ministers adopt the New Delhi Statement on Environment
Government launches QSim – Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit
Source: PIB What is the News? The Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology has launched the country’s first ‘Quantum Computer Simulator (QSim) Toolkit’. About QSim – Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit: QSim is a first-of-its-kind toolkit that enables researchers and students to carry out research in Quantum Computing in a cost-effective manner. Built by: Indian… Continue reading Government launches QSim – Quantum Computer Simulator Toolkit
Indian astrophysicists spot rare merger of three jumbo black holes
Source: The Hindu and PIB What is the News? Researchers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, have observed three supermassive black holes from three galaxies merging to form a triple active galactic nuclei. About the Research: Researchers were studying a pair of known galaxies — NGC7733 and NGC7734 — when they detected an unusual bright… Continue reading Indian astrophysicists spot rare merger of three jumbo black holes
BRICS-Agricultural Research Platform operationalized to strengthen cooperation in agricultural research & innovations
Source: PIB (Article 1 and Article 2) What is the News? The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has announced the operationalization of the BRICS Agricultural Research Platform. Note: The platform was established at the 11th meeting of BRICS Agriculture Ministers under the theme BRICS Partnership for Strengthening Agrobiodiversity for Food Security and Nutrition.… Continue reading BRICS-Agricultural Research Platform operationalized to strengthen cooperation in agricultural research & innovations
Specialized cells maintain healthy pregnancy by teaching the mother’s immune system not to attack developing fetus
Source: Down To Earth What is the News? A study published in Science Immunology has talked about the role of specialized “educator cells” in maintaining healthy pregnancy. About the Study: Scientists have conducted this study to understand how the immune system generally learns what to attack and what not to attack. This is because the… Continue reading Specialized cells maintain healthy pregnancy by teaching the mother’s immune system not to attack developing fetus
