Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the potential of non-CO2 pollutants on Climate Change?3 What is the status of non-CO2 pollutants in global policy decisions?4 How to avert the non-CO2 pollutants? What is the News? According to the study published in the journal, the share of non-CO2 pollutants contributing to global warming is almost… Continue reading Share of non-CO2 pollutants contributing to global warming almost as much as carbon dioxide: Study
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India’s GDP to take a big hit due to pandemic-linked learning losses for students: ADB study
Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key findings of the paper?3 What are the findings related to India?4 What are the recommendations of the report? What is the News? A new working paper named ‘Potential Economic Impact of COVID-19 related School Closures’ has been published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) What are… Continue reading India’s GDP to take a big hit due to pandemic-linked learning losses for students: ADB study
Green hydrogen: Fuel of the future?
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Green Hydrogen?3 Why is India pursuing green hydrogen?4 How much green hydrogen is India producing?5 What are the advantages of hydrogen as a fuel? What is the News? At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, India has said that India will emerge as the leader of green… Continue reading Green hydrogen: Fuel of the future?
Knotty supply chains deepen global chip shortage
News: Recently, Toyota Corporation has been struggling to meet its production targets. It has apologised to its suppliers and customers a third time in less than two months for delaying making new vehicles and changing production plans. Nature of Semiconductor Industry The manufacturing process is a complex, and interconnected ecosystem with its own ebb and… Continue reading Knotty supply chains deepen global chip shortage
The Indian consumer will have to spend more for a little longer
News: In April 2022, the consumer price index-based inflation for food had reached 8.4%. This implies that the gap between wholesale and retail food inflation has been narrowing, suggesting a higher pass-through of input costs. Contents1 Situation of Inflation2 What are the causes of concern?3 Why is food inflation surging?4 Impact of the inflation5 Measures… Continue reading The Indian consumer will have to spend more for a little longer
India can’t feed the world with a major chapaati crisis at home
News: India has imposed ban on wheat import amid the global food crisis. What are the reasons behind the export ban by the government? First, this year India’s wheat output is around 6.5% less than the previous year. Second, the hottest March in 122 years has stunted grain formation. Last year, a kilogram of Indian… Continue reading India can’t feed the world with a major chapaati crisis at home
Universal basic income plan faces implementation issues
News: Practical challenges in implementation have come in the way of rolling out a universal basic income scheme proposed by experts and mooted in the 2016-17 Economic Survey, an official privy to the government discussions said. Background Universal basic income has often come before on the radar of policymakers as a means of support for… Continue reading Universal basic income plan faces implementation issues
Making sense of the GST bonanza
News: There has been a remarkable upswing in GST collections in recent months. In fact, collections touched a record high of Rs 1.67 lakh crore in April. What are the reasons behind an inc in the GST collections? First, the sharp rise in inflation has played a significant role. After all, as output turnover increases,… Continue reading Making sense of the GST bonanza
You can’t fight a pandemic without IP: Intellectual property rights were vital in producing life-saving Covid vaccines
News: Recent data from ‘Our World in Data’ suggest Covid-19 related infection around the world and India is waning. Hospitalisations and deaths are very low. Vaccines must take great credit for keeping Covid largely out of the headlines after two years. There are now 10 Covid-19 vaccines recommended by the WHO, and over 60 vaccine… Continue reading You can’t fight a pandemic without IP: Intellectual property rights were vital in producing life-saving Covid vaccines
National Assessment Survey lays out post-Covid challenges. Teacher- and student-centred approaches are needed
News: A study commissioned by the Centre, the National Assessment Survey (NAS), details the magnitude of the learning crisis during the pandemic across the country. Conducted in November 2021 among students of more than one lakh schools in 720 districts, the NAS shows a sharp dip in the performance of students in almost all subjects… Continue reading National Assessment Survey lays out post-Covid challenges. Teacher- and student-centred approaches are needed
