News: Recently, The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed by Lok Sabha. About the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill The 2021 Bill amends the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and seeks to rectify a drafting “anomaly” created by a 2014 amendment. The bill amend Section 27A and… Continue reading NDPS Act: a drafting error, its implications, and an amendment
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Hospitals should rationalize their pandemic protocols
News: Hospitals often adopt restrictive ICU visitor policies with visiting time of merely 15 minutes to max 2 hours in rare cases. This has to change for the betterment of Patient and Hospitals. Reasons behind the restrictive ICU visitor policy 1) Decrease the risk of infections 2) Disturbance in the patient’s rest 3) Interference in the… Continue reading Hospitals should rationalize their pandemic protocols
“The kind of engineering education we need”
Introduction Current education curriculum is completely detached from a student’s life. It is highly theoretical and leaves very less space for intellectual development. For example- Students of class 10th are expected to learn about DC motors and parallel resistances. Whereas reality is that less than 50 per cent of Class 8 students of rural government schools can do division. (ASER Report 2016-18… Continue reading “The kind of engineering education we need”
“State declarations must not be made via twitter”
A false tweet was sent out claiming that “India has officially adopted Bitcoin as a legal tender” and that “government has officially bought 500 BTC and is distributing them to all residents of the country”. This is the second such hacking instance of PM’s account in a year, last time the fake tweet appealed for donations in cryptocurrency to the Prime… Continue reading “State declarations must not be made via twitter”
“Karnataka government has done right thing by adding eggs to mid day meals”
News– Karnataka is the last southern state to introduce eggs in its mid day meal program. It has recently introduced eggs to its mid-day meal scheme in some of its districts to solve the acute malnutrition problem there. Unfortunately, this policy is facing backlash by some religious groups. Why adding eggs to mid-day meal menu is a good step? Eggs (or milk or bananas) are a wholesome food and… Continue reading “Karnataka government has done right thing by adding eggs to mid day meals”
The case for deeper technological ties with London
News: This week, Prime Minister of UK is set to address the Carnegie India’s Global Technology Summit convened annually in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs. When Delhi thinks of technological cooperation with major powers, the US, Europe and Japan come to mind. But, the missing link in India’s technological space, however, is the… Continue reading The case for deeper technological ties with London
A global gateway to creating links, not dependencies
News: With its new Global Gateway strategy, the European Union is showing how it can aid investors, partners and people, without any debt traps, and with projects that are sustainable and serve the needs of local populations. What is the Global Gateway strategy? – Read here How EU is forging global partnerships with various countries?… Continue reading A global gateway to creating links, not dependencies
Fathoming the new world disorder
News: The inconclusive wars the U.S. fought in recent years has allowed its regional rivals an opportunity wherein they are trying to maximise their influence, even at the risk of triggering more conflicts. This transition, from American unipolarity into something that is still unknown, has put America in a strategic dilemma: Should it stay focused… Continue reading Fathoming the new world disorder
India-Afghanistan relations: India sending medical aid to Afghanistan is a sign of thaw in bilateral relations
News: Recently, India decided to send a consignment of medicines to Afghanistan. The medicines were sent on a return flight of a plane that brought evacuees to India last week. This along with previous initiatives are aimed to improve India-Afghan ties. Read more: Allow unimpeded aid into Afghanistan, say NSAs in Delhi Declaration About Afghanistan… Continue reading India-Afghanistan relations: India sending medical aid to Afghanistan is a sign of thaw in bilateral relations
Judges cannot be shielded from citizens’ questions
News: CJI has raised his concerns over attacks on judges owing to the judgements they delivered. Although the consumer of justice has every right to critically examine every word of the judge spoken or written, none has the right to make personal attacks on judges. Instances of attack on the judges ADM Jabalpur case, 1976: The… Continue reading Judges cannot be shielded from citizens’ questions
