News: India officially has a deregulated pricing regime for fuel prices. However, there has been a practice to put prices on hold during election campaigns. Experts have raised concerns with this fuel pricing policy. How has India’s fuel pricing regime evolved in recent years? The dismantling of oil prices started gradually in 1997, according to… Continue reading Is the fuel pricing policy problematic?
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India’s lithium dependency worries
Context: Lithium has been among the most sought-after mineral during the past few years, largely on the back of its usage in battery manufacturing. China is a major import source of Lithium. Why is Lithium important for India? It is a key component of lithium-ion batteries, the demand for which has surged amid the Centre’s push to boost the… Continue reading India’s lithium dependency worries
Race to the bottom for gig workers
News: Recently, Zomato announced its plans to deliver food to customers in 10 minutes. This has raised several questions on the nature of delivery platforms, and the impact on delivery workers. What are the issues with the platform industry, especially food delivery platforms? Platform industry is all about grabbing market share. This is done by… Continue reading Race to the bottom for gig workers
India’s food response as ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’
Context: Global hunger is on the rise, driven by the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic shocks, conflicts, poverty, and inequality. India via its partnership with World Food Programme, world’s largest humanitarian agency, can help address this problem embodying the spirit of Vasudhaiva Kumtumbakam (Earth is one family). What is the situation wrt hunger across… Continue reading India’s food response as ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’
Lifestyles for climate justice
News: A recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has pointed out that climate change has caused substantial damages, and increasingly irreversible losses, in terrestrial, freshwater and coastal, and open ocean marine ecosystems. Policy approach to tackle climate change: The policy approach to tackling this has tended to concentrate on supply-side changes,… Continue reading Lifestyles for climate justice
A ‘doomsday’ book that launched a movement
Context: Recently, global-level discussions on the GDP-based measures of economic performance have started. It was because the Limits to Growth is going to complete its 50 years. The Club of Rome sponsored the LTG project. It was composed of leaders from various fields of human activity. The System Dynamics group at the Massachusetts Institute of… Continue reading A ‘doomsday’ book that launched a movement
The folly of an ‘atmanirbhar’ internet
News: The Big Tech companies have been alleged of the “weaponization” of digital platforms. They have been alleged to silence the Russian State media. Why the move of the big tech companies is right? The Kremlin-controlled media have created a narrative about genocide against the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine. They were doing false reports of… Continue reading The folly of an ‘atmanirbhar’ internet
Detecting microplastics in human blood
News: A recent study confirmed the presence of microplastics in human blood. What are Microplastics? Microplastics are tiny bits of various types of plastic found in the environment in various places – the oceans or the environment. There is no universal agreement on its size. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) defines microplastic… Continue reading Detecting microplastics in human blood
The Start-up India initiative
News: Recently a research paper was released by Dublin City University in Ireland which reviewed India’s entrepreneurial policy ‘Startup India’ which was introduced in 2016. How has the program been successful so far? The study affirmed that Startup India had a positive impact in reducing regional entrepreneurial disparities. Startup India entrepreneurship outreach campaigns in… Continue reading The Start-up India initiative
A contributor, not consumer
News: Recently, A book named Atmanirbhar Bharat: A vibrant and Strong India was published which analysed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for an Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) in May 2020. What kind of self-reliance should India pursue? India’s Atmanirbharta should neither be protectionist nor be isolationist. It should be a self-reliant India. India should… Continue reading A contributor, not consumer
