News: United Nations marked 27th January every year as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Contents1 What is International Holocaust Remembrance Day?2 Why there is a need to remember the holocaust?3 Why India’s youth is vulnerable to hate speech and racial ideologies?4 What steps did world countries initiate to educate students about the holocaust?5 What should be the… Continue reading Remembering the Holocaust
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Bose’s legacy
News Government has decided to place a statue of Subash Chandra Bose at India Gate. occupying a prominent place in the upcoming administrative complex will serve as a daily reminder of Bose’s core political beliefs to citizens. What were the basic political ideas that Subash Chandra Bose believed in? He was attracted to military discipline. At the 1928… Continue reading Bose’s legacy
Win for daughters: But more needed to ensure women’s property rights
News: Recently, the Supreme Court has ruled that daughters will have equal rights to their father’s property even prior to the enactment of the Hindu Succession Act (HSA) of 1956. How the judgement is a win for women’s right to inheritance? First, the daughter now can inherit property by inheritance and not by survivorship if… Continue reading Win for daughters: But more needed to ensure women’s property rights
How women cadets benefit the army
News: Army chief general MM Naravane, while reviewing the army parade at NDA hailed the SC decision as a major step towards gender equality in the army. What is the status of women in the Indian Army? The first batch of women officers was introduced in nonmedical roles via the Short Service Commission in 1992. Last… Continue reading How women cadets benefit the army
“Liberal economics creates illiberal societies”
News: Capitalism and the idea of liberal economics has been proved to be counterproductive for the equality and democratic values. It has given rise to nationalism and authoritarianism globally. How liberal economics leads to authoritarian regimes? Liberal economists are against “populist” policies of governments that subsidise the poor and adopt industrial strategies for self-reliance and jobs for their… Continue reading “Liberal economics creates illiberal societies”
Reaping India’s demographic dividend
News: India is in the middle of a demographic transition. This is evident from its declining fertility rate which currently is 2.0, median age of 29 years, and a falling dependency ratio (expected to decrease from 65% to 54% in the coming decade). This provides a window of opportunity towards faster economic growth. … Continue reading Reaping India’s demographic dividend
Origins of the species – On human evolution
News: The understanding of the Human evolution has evolved much more compared to early 20th century due to contributions of Leaky family. The article highlights the contributions made by British-Kenyan Leaky family to the understanding of origins of Homo sapiens. Until about the middle of the 20th century, it was a common belief that Homo sapiens evolved around 50,000-60,000… Continue reading Origins of the species – On human evolution
National Database of birth and death: Amendments that are unnecessary
News: Government recently proposed creating a national database of registration system comprising births and deaths. This is proposed to be used to update every birth and death, and linked with other databases like the national population register, voter list and the Aadhaar database. What is the current mechanism? The current system is covered by the… Continue reading National Database of birth and death: Amendments that are unnecessary
Solving migrant workers’ housing crisis
News: Urbanisation and the growth of cities in India have been accompanied by pressure on basic infrastructure and services like housing, sanitation and health. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are the two states with an acute housing crisis. The migrant workers, and their families, are the ones who bear the brunt of this problem. As per… Continue reading Solving migrant workers’ housing crisis
Remembering Anil Agarwal — Forget Malthus: upside of population growth
News: Views of Anil Aggarwal, Down To Earth founder editor, on population density and community resource management. As per him, it’s not always necessary to mock an increasing population. It can be seen as an opportunity for moving towards real solutions, including an end to excessive population growth. What are the conditions in which natural… Continue reading Remembering Anil Agarwal — Forget Malthus: upside of population growth
