News: Social media handles and platforms encourage the use of anonymity which amplify various issues like fake news, online abuse etc. Contents1 How can one be anonymous on social media?2 Why do people want to be anonymous on social media?3 Why do platforms encourage users to go anonymous on social media?4 What are the problems… Continue reading Anonymous on social media: The many problems of online anonymity
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The mobile phone sector has lessons for India’s economy
News: India needs to apply the lessons learnt from mobile and room AC(RAC) sector on other sectors to reduce dependency on import and increase manufacturing. Contents1 How mobile and RAC sector helped China in transforming its economy?2 How mobile phones manufacturing grew in India?3 What India can do next to boost exports and increase value… Continue reading The mobile phone sector has lessons for India’s economy
Increase the green cover
News Although the recently released India State of Forests report, 2021 has shown an expansion in the forest cover but there are some apprehensions regarding these estimates. Why there are apprehensions regarding findings of the report? Majority of this increase in vegetation has occurred in the “open forests” category where a tree canopy of just above 10… Continue reading Increase the green cover
Farm reforms need not be a lost cause in India
News: Recently, a lawsuit against the Patiala Central Cooperative Bank was heard by India’s Supreme Court. This case drew attention to an attitudinal problem in the farm sector. What is the issue between farmers and Patiala Central Cooperative Bank? The bank sought to pay less compensation than what was ordered by a High Court. The… Continue reading Farm reforms need not be a lost cause in India
Grow the pie-Rising Inequality per se isn’t a problem if economic growth raises income over all
News Oxfam International and its India unit have recently brought out reports on inequality. However, the are some apprehensions regarding this report. What are the issues with the Oxfam report? Problem with measure of inequality-Oxfam has used wealth, not income, as the parameter. The problem with this approach is that it is heavily dependent on the… Continue reading Grow the pie-Rising Inequality per se isn’t a problem if economic growth raises income over all
The Silver Line project is anti-development
News Kerala government has recently announced a rail project named Silver Line. This has received some aversive reactions from ecologists, engineers, activists and citizens which include Madhav Gadgil, E. Sreedharan, Prashant Bhushan and Medha Patkar, etc. What are the concerns regarding Silverline project? Concern of flooding– Mr. Sreedharan, perhaps India’s most famous railway engineer has put forth the view that… Continue reading The Silver Line project is anti-development
Assure basic scientific research its due supply of oxygen
News: Investment in basic science has helped the USA. Similarly, National Research Foundation (NRF) can help India in basic scientific research. Contents1 How investment in science helped the USA?2 What was the significance of OSRD?3 How Bush influenced Science?4 What is the status of scientific research in India? How investment in science helped the USA?… Continue reading Assure basic scientific research its due supply of oxygen
BS Number Wise: India’s labour, capital paradox
News: Many sectors in India are showing improvements in labor productivity. On the other hand, employing a lesser number of laborers with no improvement in capital investment. This article shows how India is reinforcing Lewis’s argument about labor productivity. What was Arthur Lewis model of development? In 1954, Arthur Lewis presented a model to explain… Continue reading BS Number Wise: India’s labour, capital paradox
“Just what the doctor ordered for the livestock farmers”
News According to the twentieth livestock census around 95.8% of livestock population in India is concentrated in rural areas. This makes access to veterinary services, a major challenge. To mitigate this problem, Government has introduced Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) under the revised provisions of Livestock Health and Disease Control (LH&DC) programme. What are MVUs? MVU are vans which are equipped with veterinarian and… Continue reading “Just what the doctor ordered for the livestock farmers”
Domestic hazardous waste: Toxic ignorance: Most Indian cities way off segregating domestic hazardous waste
News: In the absence of a robust framework and infrastructure, segregation of domestic hazardous waste remains a distant dream for most Indian cities What are the concerns associated with handling domestic hazardous waste? No proper disposal: Harmful chemicals like sanitisers, power bulbs have become the norm. And often people don’t exercise care while disposing of them.… Continue reading Domestic hazardous waste: Toxic ignorance: Most Indian cities way off segregating domestic hazardous waste
