Context: Draft rules for the Code on Social Security, 2020 have been released by Ministry of Labour and Employment for comments. Salient features of Draft rules for the Code on Social Security, 2020 Beneficiaries of the rules will be Unorganised Workers, Gig Workers, Platform Workers, and BOCWs. For workers Unorganised workers, gig workers, and platform… Continue reading Draft rules for the Code on Social Security, 2020 | 16th November, 2020
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Custodial Violence in India | 13th Nov. 2020
What is Custodial Violence? Custodial violence primarily refers to violence in police custody and judicial custody. It may be mental or physical in nature. Types of Custodial Violence: Physical: This includes methods of physical torture on the victim Physiological: It includes mental torture. For instance, depriving a person of food. It also includes threat and… Continue reading Custodial Violence in India | 13th Nov. 2020
NEW FCRA RULES AND ITS BACKGROUND | 12th NOV., 2020
Context: Foreign Contribution Regulation rules, 2011 have been amended by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with the notification of new FCRA rules. New rules require any organization that wants to register itself under the FCRA to have existed for at least three years. should have spent a minimum of Rs. 15 lakh on its… Continue reading NEW FCRA RULES AND ITS BACKGROUND | 12th NOV., 2020
Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in India | Nov. 11th, 2020
What is Monetary Policy? Monetary policy is the process by which the RBI controls the supply of money, often targeting an inflation rate or interest rate to ensure price stability. Quantitative Instruments: General or indirect (Cash Reserve Ratio, Statutory Liquidity Ratio, Open Market Operations, Bank Rate, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, Marginal standing facility and… Continue reading Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in India | Nov. 11th, 2020
The issue of Demographic Dividend in India | Nov. 10th, 2020
In News: India can achieve the goal of self-reliance (Atma Nirbharta) by enhancing the capability of youth. About Demographic Dividend: According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), demographic dividend meansthe economic growth potential that can result from shifts in a population’s age structure. The change in age structure is typically brought on by a decline… Continue reading The issue of Demographic Dividend in India | Nov. 10th, 2020
Indo-Pacific and India | 7th Nov. 2020
Although, the term Indo-Pacific has been used previously as well, “Indo-Pacific” is a fairly recent addition to the geopolitical lexicon. For almost a century, the term Asia-Pacific region was used for constructing policies and strategies of the west. This has changed in the second decade of the 21st century. India’s concept of the Indo-Pacific region stretches… Continue reading Indo-Pacific and India | 7th Nov. 2020
SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act: New developments and Evolution
SC has delivered a judgment in a recent appeal filed by a person booked under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly abusing a Dalit woman in her house. SC judgment on SC/ST (PoA)act In this latest judgment related to the SC/ST Act, the Supreme Court has said: All types of intimidations or… Continue reading SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act: New developments and Evolution
Gig Economy and platform workers under labor laws in India | November 2nd, 2020
What is the Gig Economy and platform work economy? It is characterized by short-term contracts or freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs. It often involves connecting with customers through an online platform. Example: Delivery boys of app-based food, consultants, bloggers. The platform work economy is sometimes referred to as the gig worker economy, but… Continue reading Gig Economy and platform workers under labor laws in India | November 2nd, 2020
Hate speech: A misused freedom | 31st October, 2020
What is hate speech? The term hate speech is understood as any kind of communication in speech, writing or behavior that attacks or uses pejorative or discriminatory language with reference to a person or a group on the basis of their collective identity, be it race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexuality. Hate speech threatens two key doctrines of democracy-… Continue reading Hate speech: A misused freedom | 31st October, 2020
Industrial Revolution 4.0: challenges and way forward | 29th October, 2020
Industrial Revolution 4.0 refers to the fourth industrial revolution related to manufacturing and chain production. It is driven by breakthroughs in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, 3D printing, the IoT, Big Data etc. The Drivers of Change: Technological breakthroughs: New technological innovations such as Big Data, 3-D printing, artificial intelligence and robotics is… Continue reading Industrial Revolution 4.0: challenges and way forward | 29th October, 2020
