News: The government spent more than Rs 12,000 crore on near-universal access to LPG connections, Still, about six lakh people die every year due to air pollution in Indian kitchens. What are the problems faced by the people? Over half of rural India continues to primarily rely on burning solid fuels for cooking. It increases… Continue reading Looking for an effective alternative to LPG
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Care informed by data: On children orphaned by the pandemic
News: Some reports have suggested a high increase in COVID-19-associated orphanhood. Lancet estimates of COVID-19-associated orphanhood put the number at over 19 lakh children orphaned. Globally it estimated 52 lakh children had been rendered orphans by the pandemic. However, Lancet report has been refuted by Indian government. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights data… Continue reading Care informed by data: On children orphaned by the pandemic
Our muddled attitude to women in the workforce
News: Pew Research data has recently revealed its survey. What does the survey data reflect? Nearly 30,000 adults participated in the poll conducted across India in the last four months of 2019-20. Rights: 79% of men and 82% of women stated that women should have equal rights as men. Jobs: Large proportion agrees that men should… Continue reading Our muddled attitude to women in the workforce
The ‘global rules-based order’ is an idealistic myth
News: Unexpected Russian military intervention in Ukraine is the latest example of an underlying cause of decay in the international ‘rules-based’ order. Where did the idea of an ‘international rules-based order’ originate? Diet of Westphalia (then Holy Roman Empire) in 1648 established the principle of ‘sovereignty’. For a long time, it has been the founding… Continue reading The ‘global rules-based order’ is an idealistic myth
Counting those who qualify as EWS
News: Supreme court has sought clarification from the Government regarding the basis for the income cut-off for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Government in 2019 issued a circular, which guaranteed 10 per cent reservations in civil posts and services of the GoI to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of the society. These sections were not… Continue reading Counting those who qualify as EWS
The growing scourge of anti-microbial resistance needs urgent attention
News: The concerns regarding increasing Antimicrobial Resistance due to improper use of antimicrobials have become graver ever since the covid pandemic. In the past few years, alarmingly high resistance rates in pathogens of public health importance have been reported from Indian hospitals. Thus, it becomes important that the issue of AMR be given due importance.… Continue reading The growing scourge of anti-microbial resistance needs urgent attention
Why Rajasthan government’s decision to return to old pension scheme is a fiscal disaster
News: The government of Rajasthan has decided to switch back to the DPBS scheme. What is the reason that the Rajasthan government chose the DPBS scheme? As life expectancy increases and demographic transitions increase older people, the crisis of financing DPBS is increasing. Sure pensions to govt. employees recruited up to 2003 and four-armed forces personnel,… Continue reading Why Rajasthan government’s decision to return to old pension scheme is a fiscal disaster
Will Russia’s war spur trade diversification?
News: Building a resilient economy, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic became important. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine gave a boost to this ideology. Why is it important to build a resilient economy? After World War II, economic actors had put faith in broad-based international commitment to open a global economy. But tensions, fiction, and blockages in… Continue reading Will Russia’s war spur trade diversification?
A negation of the individual and a collective moral decay
News: Recently, a designated fast track in Gujarat decided the fate of 78 accused in the 2008 blasts in Ahmedabad. 49 people were convicted. The Court Sentenced 38 of 49 people to death. According to a report by Project 39A at the national law university (Delhi), a total of 488 prisoners in India were on… Continue reading A negation of the individual and a collective moral decay
The systemic problems that have kept Indian schooling ineffective
News: The article talks about the causes behind why children are not able to learn what they should at their school. What are the causes? Design of schooling system: The design like having a primary school within 1km has creates difficulties. Every primary school only has a small number of children between classes 1 to 5.… Continue reading The systemic problems that have kept Indian schooling ineffective
