Contents1 What is the news?2 What does the UNICEF data show?3 How does India fare as compared to other nations?4 What are the reasons behind this decline? What is the news? Most immunisation programmes witnessed a decline in 2020. India was worst among South Asia and, in some cases, one of the worst significant economies… Continue reading India sees sharpest drop in polio vaccination since 1990s, shows data
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Defence Ministry’s year-end review: Looking ahead to 2022
News: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has released its traditional year-end review. The review focuses almost exclusively on the military’s successes and achievements during the year gone by, while playing down its shortcomings. What are some of the key achievements mentioned in the report? Defence management reform: – Appointment of a tri-service chief of defence… Continue reading Defence Ministry’s year-end review: Looking ahead to 2022
Why India’s policy to produce ethanol-blended petrol is short-sighted
News: Recently, the government revised the EBP program by advancing a 20 percent blend target (E20) to 2025 from 2030. The ambitious policy to promote ethanol-blended petrol will be bad for India’s food and water security. Because, in a world moving towards electric vehicles (EVs), batteries and hydrogen, ethanol is less suited for India amid… Continue reading Why India’s policy to produce ethanol-blended petrol is short-sighted
Electric vehicles, hydrogen and climate
News: The rising temperatures across the globe have forced the global countries to shift towards low carbon transport technologies (e-vehicles). The financially devastating climate events of 2021 have forced global countries to search for low carbon technologies. For instance, hurricanes in the US, China, and India, floods in Australia, Europe, and Canada, cost $170 billion… Continue reading Electric vehicles, hydrogen and climate
Indian Army’s uniform over the years as its new one debuts on January 15
What is the News? The Indian Army is all set to get a new combat uniform featuring digital disruptive patterns. About the New Combat Uniform The New Combat Uniform has been designed by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in close coordination with the Army. Purpose: The uniform has been designed to serve two… Continue reading Indian Army’s uniform over the years as its new one debuts on January 15
A must-surge year for climate goals
News: The year 2022 will be critical for India’s renewable energy industry if it is to hit the country’s ambitious 2030 and 2070 climate goals. If we don’t speed up the pace in 2022, it will make the targets more difficult to reach in each succeeding year. Must Read: Glasgow Climate Pact (GCP) – Explained,… Continue reading A must-surge year for climate goals
Protect the Aravalli Range
News: Forest Survey of India has found that more than 30 hills in the Rajasthan segment of Aravalli range have vanished due to the flattening of land by the mining mafia. In recent years, Aravalli has seen a lot of destruction and this is impacting not just the area around it but also the… Continue reading Protect the Aravalli Range
The infrastructure push
News: The Gati Shakti panel, led by the cabinet secretary, has asked the DPIIT (the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) to identify high-impact projects that can be included in the Budget. Projects related to rail, roads, and airports may be included. The department has also been asked to make sure that projects… Continue reading The infrastructure push
India questions China’s developing country status on per capita basis
Contents1 What is the news?2 How the World Bank categorises countries based on income?3 What is the significance of this classification?4 Have other countries questioned China’s developing status?5 How has China responded? What is the news? During the latest round of China’s trade policy review, India questioned China’s claim that it was a developing country.… Continue reading India questions China’s developing country status on per capita basis
The state is not what one thinks it is
News: Conferring a limited form of legitimacy to traditional institutions is one way to bring society, nations and super-states back to reality. The biggest challenge the world faces today is steady collapse of traditional institutions. For instance, From the United Nations and supra-national bodies like the European Union or the World Trade Organization, not one… Continue reading The state is not what one thinks it is
