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
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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
Why ‘de-dollarisation’ is imminent?
News: The ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis has given an impetus to the question of de-dollarisation of the global forex framework. Efforts are already underway for the possible introduction of a new Russia-China payment system, bypassing SWIFT and combining the Russian SPFS (System for Transfer of Financial Messages) with the Chinese CIPS (Cross-Border Interbank Payment System). Contents1… Continue reading Why ‘de-dollarisation’ is imminent?
Electric vehicles can’t go too far in reducing our use of fossil fuel
News: The Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in fuelling the price of crude oil. It has triggered renewed calls for the use of electric vehicles (EVs) to lower the human dependence on fossil fuels which pollute the environment. Concept of Electric Vehicles The Electric vehicles don’t run on fossil fuels like petrol, diesel or… Continue reading Electric vehicles can’t go too far in reducing our use of fossil fuel
Let an open market for vaccines fulfill demand
News: India’s state-run covid vaccination drive was primarily aimed at pandemic mitigation for public health. Outcomes/Impressive coverage of the India’s Vaccine Program A vast proportion of our adult population has got one or more shots, for example More than 1.8 billion doses have been administered so far. The Children aged 15 years and above were… Continue reading Let an open market for vaccines fulfill demand
