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News: In the upcoming 12th ministerial conference of WTO, access to vaccine and vaccine viva will be the most contentious issue. Read more: Issues Associated with IPR Waiver to Covid Vaccine What has been India’s contribution towards Vaccine equity? India gifted two lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine for UN peacekeepers. India provided critical medicines, diagnostic… Continue reading The pandemic is an opportunity to correct some historical wrongs

News: The development of resistance to antimicrobial is a major public health problem all over the world. Though the world is trying to develop new drugs, there are difficulties in treatment as a result of the rapid development of resistance to these drugs. Contents1 What is antimicrobial resistance(AMR)?2 What are the reasons for AMR?3 What… Continue reading Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How resistance to antibiotics develops

News: The Chinese model has allowed it to make significant economic gains, as was revealed in the recent report that it had raced past the US in wealth gain over the last two decades. This is in contrast to the Indian democratic model, which faces many challenges. What are the challenges facing the Indian democratic… Continue reading Elephant vs Dragon

News: Recently, the 16th Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) survey 2021 has been released. About the ASER Survey and its key findings Read here: ASER Survey and issues in school education – Explained, pointwise How education can be “build back better” in the post-pandemic world? Children in today’s Class 1 and Class 2 have… Continue reading ASER 2021 has insights on how schools can respond to post-Covid world

News: With the rise in non-communicable diseases, the requirement of palliative care is a must. What is palliative care? WHO defined palliative care as “the active total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatment. This type of care is focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of the illness. The… Continue reading The need for palliative care in India has never been greater

News: Despite decades of national sanitation policies, data from the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) indicates that India is far from achieving it. Contents1 Why does SDG Goal 6 (on water and sanitation) is essential?2 About the Evolution of India’s sanitation policies3 Why do India’s sanitation policies not yield desired results?4 What should India… Continue reading Lessons from past sanitation policies for future efforts

News: Recently, India nominated Bimal Patel, professor of international law to the UN International Law Commission. Before him, the only instance of an Indian academic elected to the ILC was that of Radhabinod Pal in 1958, an iconic judge. Contents1 Why the nomination is noteworthy?2 What are the practices adopted by other countries?3 What are the drawbacks… Continue reading Wanted: An Indian Charlesworth

News: In the Attorney General of India v. Satish case, the Supreme Court has set aside the controversial judgment of the Bombay HC which held that ‘skin-to-skin’ contact is necessary for an act to be classified as sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO) Act. Contents1 About the Bombay HC judgment2 About… Continue reading The significance of Supreme Court’s recent POCSO decision

News: Joint Committee of Parliament (JCP)  on the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, 2019 has submitted its report in the Parliament. Also Read:  The draft personal data protection bill, 2018 What are the key recommendations? Inclusion of non-personal data: It proposed to include non-personal data along with personal data and also that Data Protection Authority (DPA)… Continue reading JPC retains exemption clause, adopts personal data Bill