News: In this article, S Sridhar, the President of the Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) lists what can help consolidate India’s pharma industry’s advantages and help it touch $130 billion by 2030 from $42 billion in 2020. India is the world’s third-largest drug manufacturer in volumes and ranks 14th in value terms. However,… Continue reading India trails other countries in researchers
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Heavy taxes are fine for quasi-assets like crypto
News: The government seems ready to expand the scope of goods and services tax (GST) to cryptocurrency transactions. Reports suggest it may impose crypto-token purchases with GST, just like on any other product. The entire value chain s expected to be included into its tax net. Presently, services provided by crypto exchanges are taxed at… Continue reading Heavy taxes are fine for quasi-assets like crypto
Whither unemployment benefits
News: As per Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, the average urban unemployment rate remained 9% in 2021. Before COVID the unemployment rate touched its peak in 2017-18 at 6.1%, with urban unemployment as high as 7.8%. This was further exacerbated by the pandemic. As per Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, the average urban unemployment rate… Continue reading Whither unemployment benefits
Let’s enforce age gate rules to secure children on the internet
News: Recently, a report was published by BBC News investigation pointing towards the digital inscrutability (incapable of being scrutinized) of kids. Contents1 Why are children at risk in the internet world? 2 What are the policies and proposals at present aimed to make internet safer for children? 3 What are the issues with age-recognition technologies and proposed… Continue reading Let’s enforce age gate rules to secure children on the internet
An ‘atmanirbhar’ India can look the world in the eye
News: Recently, Russia’s military assault on Ukraine has been at the centre of attention lately. Its impact is being acutely felt in India. Contents1 Why did Russia attack Ukraine? 2 What was the response of Europe and India? 3 Why did India adopt a policy of abstention in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine? 4 Why has India failed to… Continue reading An ‘atmanirbhar’ India can look the world in the eye
Shoring up the Northeast frontier: How rebranding the discourse on connectivity is imperative to meet the China challenge
News: Recently, China renamed districts in Arunachal Pradesh and there was a viral video of the PLA unfurling the Chinese flag in Galwan on New Year. It indicates that 2022 will be more of the same in India-China relations. What are the issues in the development projects in border areas? Border infrastructure development is predominantly… Continue reading Shoring up the Northeast frontier: How rebranding the discourse on connectivity is imperative to meet the China challenge
Tapping the usefulness of non-bovine milk
Context: The demand for the milk and milk products of non-bovine has begun to swell in the recent past. What are non-bovine milk and milk-products? It refers to the milk and milk products such as milk powder, cheese, yoghurt, ice cream, chocolates, cosmetic products, and various other kinds of specialty items from the animals, such as goats,… Continue reading Tapping the usefulness of non-bovine milk
GET THESE WRINKLES OUT OF SOUTH ASIAN TEXTILE STORY
Context: South Asia became a major player in the global textile and clothing market with the onset of the third wave of global production. What is the standing of countries? Bangladesh: It is the 3rd largest global exporter. This is due to lower production costs, FTA with western buyers, and adoption of technology. It specializes… Continue reading GET THESE WRINKLES OUT OF SOUTH ASIAN TEXTILE STORY
The complexities of introducing african cheetahs to india
News: The Union Government has launched an action plan to reintroduce African cheetahs to restore open forest and savannah systems. What was the distribution of cheetahs in India? What were the habitats? Historically, Asiatic Cheetah had a very wide distribution in India. From Punjab to southern Tamilnadu. From Gujarat and Rajasthan to West Bengal in… Continue reading The complexities of introducing african cheetahs to india
Clean energy should use the battery of a circular economy
News: The Union Finance Minister, in the Budget speech 2022-23, emphasised the role of circular economy, and cleaner technologies such as solar energy and batteries in India’s future economic growth. A robust renewables waste management and recycling ecosystem could help people and India reduce environmental harm, provide energy security, and also create new jobs. In… Continue reading Clean energy should use the battery of a circular economy
