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News: There is an increase in the cases of disruptions in the house. About disruptions in Parliament  Disruptions usually occurred when the opposition is against a government policy or a national issue. The amount of time lost due to disruptions in Parliament had steadily risen from 5% of working time in the truncated 11th Lok Sabha… Continue reading Chaos in Parliament a sign of India’s strong democracy

News: Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC)  on the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, 2019 has submitted its report in the Parliament. What are the key recommendations of JPC? First, It suggested renaming ‘Data Protection Bill’ by dropping the word ‘personal’. Second, Committee recommended that the same regulator should govern both personal data (data about an individual)… Continue reading Why Non-Personal, What’s Critical … & Snooping?

News: Recently, the Allahabad High Court had ruled that a penetrative sexual assault on a 10-year-old boy did not fall under the stringent POCSO Act’s definition of aggravated penetrative sexual assault. The Allahabad High Court lowered the sentence of a man who was convicted of forcing a 10-year-old boy to perform oral sex. The ruling… Continue reading POCSO shocker

News: India’s foreign policy options are limited by its relatively inadequate economic size and technological capabilities. How economic considerations of a nation can influence its foreign policy stance? This can be easily understood by analyzing the difference in the West’s posture towards China and Russia. For instance, with respect to Russia, the western journals repeatedly… Continue reading Economic heft and foreign policy posturing

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. What is antimicrobial resistance(AMR)? It occurs when microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, and… 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