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News: Recent decision by multiple municipalities across the state of Gujarat to ban vendors selling non-vegetarian food has led to vendor organizations planning protests across these cities. What are the critical roles played by street vendors? Creating substantial employment opportunities. According to a study, 11% of the total urban workforce across India is in street… Continue reading Vending For India

News: Recently, India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States have decided to launch a new quadrilateral economic forum. The technology dimension of this partnership promises a far greater potential for collaboration. Must read: Quadrilateral economic forum and India – Explained, pointwise How the Quad countries are collaborating with each other on Technology? Israel… Continue reading A collaborative tech vision for US, UAE, Israel and India

News: During a virtual summit between US President and the Chinese President, both nations have decided to nudge their relations towards greater engagement and expanded cooperation. What are the recent initiatives by US and China to mitigate tensions? Recently, both nations took significant steps to give a new and more positive direction to US-China relations.… Continue reading What Biden-Xi summit presages for the future

News: Indian navy aims to become a 170-warship force from its current strength of 130 warships over the next decade. What is the significance of India’s naval plan?  Firstly, there is a high possibility that the most consequential strategic battles of this century will be played out on the high seas. Secondly, China’s agressiveness in… Continue reading Naval Ambition

News: Recently, the Supreme Court collegium recommended the transfer of the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court to the Meghalaya High Court. Read more: There’s a need for transparency in transfer of judges What are the questions raised by the transfer? Read here: A routine matter or a punishment post? What does the Memorandum of Procedure for… Continue reading Transfer as punishment

News: Gujarat civic bodies recently targeted street vendors selling non-vegetarian food on unreasonable grounds. In another incidence, Haryana’s local actions enforced a ban on meat shops during festivals despite no state-level directions on the issue. What is the issue?  Ahmedabad civic body’s town planning committee announced a drive against non-vegetarian street food vendors on the complaints… Continue reading Targeting food: Gujarat civic bodies’ unjustifiable action on vendors selling non-veg fare must be rolled back

News: NITI Aayog recently released the document “health insurance for India’s missing middle”. About the document Read here: NITI Aayog Releases Report on ‘Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle’ What are the existing health insurance programs? Ayushmann Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana(AB-PMJAY), Other state-level health insurance schemes and private health insurance programs. The report… Continue reading More a private sector primer than healthcare pathway

News: Supreme Court collegium recommended the transfer of the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court to the Meghalaya High Court. Chennai bar commission has in fact raised many valid questions. Read here: A routine matter or a punishment post? What does the constitution say about the transfer of high court judges? Article 222:It deals with the transfer… Continue reading There’s a need for transparency in transfer of judges

News: The Population Foundation of India, a non-profit, recently commissioned a study ‘Investing in Adolescent Development’. It examines current interventions in key aspects of adolescent development in India, including physical and mental health, education and prevention of early marriage. Who are the adolescents?  There is no universally accepted definition of adolescents. But, according to the… Continue reading Why should India invest in its adolescent population? New study has an answer

News: Withdrawal of US troops, fall of Afghanistan and return of Taliban has opened the geopolitical contestation for influence over Afghanistan. What are the recent developments? Afghanistan is reeling under economic crisis and humanitarian crisis with an acute shortage of food. Considering this Taliban has shown interest in engaging with India. Read here: Aiding Afghanistan: On… Continue reading Kabul, Kashmir and the return of the real politik