Source – The Indian Express Relevance – Clean drinking water is a basic human necessity. It must be ensured by resolving all the challenges. Synopsis – Clean and safe drinking water situation in India and possible solutions to improve water stressed situation. About Jal Jeevan Mission [National Rural Drinking Water Mission] Announced on August 15,… Continue reading Getting all Indian tap water may be desirable. But what’s really needed is safe drinking water
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Accepting radical otherness
Source: The Hindu Relevance: Religious tolerance is essential to preserve and protect Indian diversity. Synopsis: The U.S.-based Pew Research Center’s survey has thrown up an interesting finding on religious tolerance in India. Introduction: Pew Research Center has recently released the results of the survey titled ‘Religion in India: Tolerance and Segregation’. The survey takes a closer… Continue reading Accepting radical otherness
Why UP’s proposed population control bill is bad as policy and politics
Source: The Hindu Relevance: UP’s Population control policies have to be rational and focus on the welfare-based approach Synopsis: UP’s population control measures should tackle the socio-economic issues in the UP rather than seeking a stringent approach towards population control. Introduction: A new draft Bill prepared by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Law Commission seeks to control the population by introducing… Continue reading Why UP’s proposed population control bill is bad as policy and politics
Clean energy: How AI can help spot the copper we need
Source: Down To Earth Relevance: Artificial Intelligence can help discover copper deposits Synopsis: Artificial Intelligence can help discover copper deposits formed along with ancient mountain ranges over the past 80 million years. About Copper resources: The global need for copper, however, could increase by 350 per cent by 2050, according to a 2016 study published in… Continue reading Clean energy: How AI can help spot the copper we need
Conjugal rights before Supreme Court
Source: Indian Express Relevance – Laws related to marriage are very important to save individual’s from exploitation. All obsolete laws must be reconsidered. Synopsis: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court (SC) challenging a provision in the Hindu personal law related to the restitution of conjugal rights. As per the petition, a grave… Continue reading Conjugal rights before Supreme Court
How we fail our culture
Source: Times of India Relevance: Culture and heritage should be given importance in government policies. Presently, it is being neglected. Synopsis: India is a great civilization. But no government makes institutional investments for protecting its heritage. Status of priority to culture and Heritage in India Successive governments in India have given neglected culture One, Cabinet… Continue reading How we fail our culture
Sudden interest in ‘population control’ in Assam and UP points to political bad faith
Source: The Hindu and The Indian Express Relevance: Population control measures have to be rational and focus on welfare-based approach Synopsis: States should tackle the socio-economic issues confronting India’s largely youthful demography rather than seeking a stringent approach towards population control. Introduction: A new draft Bill prepared by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Law Commission seeks to control the population… Continue reading Sudden interest in ‘population control’ in Assam and UP points to political bad faith
Population control measures in India – Explained, pointwise
Introduction Presently, India’s population stands at nearly 134 crore. According to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs estimates, India’s population will reach 1.5 billion by 2030. Further, the population will hit 1.64 billion in 2050. This would make India become the largest populous country, overtaking China. To prevent that India introduced population control measures.… Continue reading Population control measures in India – Explained, pointwise
The complex geopolitics of our times offers us a big opportunity
Source: Livemint Relevance: Understanding the present phase of Globalization is important to understand the future of Global countries. Synopsis: India could play a leadership role by helping set common standards for the democratic world in this new era of globalization About the new era of globalization The Globalisation puzzle that is unfolding is multidimensional. There… Continue reading The complex geopolitics of our times offers us a big opportunity
Is digitisation opening up a can of worms?
Source: Livemint Relevance: Digitalizing heritage assets is an important topic in art and culture. Synopsis: Digitalizing heritage assets need a careful assessment. In recent years, cultural institutions across the country have advocated for digitisation and the pandemic has only accelerated this. For instance, The National Mission for Manuscripts’ project: The pilot was set up in… Continue reading Is digitisation opening up a can of worms?
