Synopsis: India is pushing towards cleaner forms of energy. Green Hydrogen offers an opportunity. Contents1 Background2 What is the present global scenario of Hydrogen production?3 What are some examples of dramatic transformations achieved by India?4 What are some applications of Green Hydrogen?5 How the world is pushing forward with Hydrogen?6 What needs to be done… Continue reading India’s tryst with the promise of a hydrogen-fuel economy
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Climate crisis in North East India: Why are rainfall patterns changing?
Synopsis: Climate change is causing increased variability and unpredictability of rainfall in the North East region of India. Contents1 Introduction2 Why is the rainfall pattern changing? 3 What is the future climate scenario for the North East region?4 What are the implications of a changing rainfall pattern? Introduction The climate of North East India is changing:… Continue reading Climate crisis in North East India: Why are rainfall patterns changing?
How India is positioned to achieve UN’s sustainable consumption and production goal
Synopsis: India is working towards achieving sustainable development goal related to responsible consumption and production, but much more needs to be done. A look at India’s progress and associated challenges. Contents1 Introduction2 Why food wastage should be addressed?3 How’s India’s progress on SDG 12?4 What are some steps being taken by the central & state… Continue reading How India is positioned to achieve UN’s sustainable consumption and production goal
Why Palm won’t fix India’s edible oil woes
Synopsis: India should focus on improving indigenous edible oil production rather than focusing on palm oil, that has many problems. Contents1 What are the problems associated with oil palm crop?2 What are the reasons for the recent increase in Palm oil price?3 How the government responded to increasing Prices in Pal oil?4 What are the… Continue reading Why Palm won’t fix India’s edible oil woes
Rolling out the EV charging network
Synopsis: Steps taken by government to increase EV charging network in India. Contents1 Introduction2 What steps are being taken by govt to increase charging infra in India?3 What are the other alternatives to e-Vehicles?4 What is the way forward? Introduction The Indian vehicle market is poised for a historic leap into electrification. On the rollout… Continue reading Rolling out the EV charging network
The employment dividend from exports
Synopsis: The surge in some export sectors has the potential to address India’s urban jobs challenge with necessary policy intervention. Introduction The share of exports in India’s gross domestic product has seen a steady decline to about 11% during the last ten years. But for the current year, India’s exports of merchandise goods are booming.… Continue reading The employment dividend from exports
The economic reforms — looking back to look ahead
Synopsis: Systemic policy reforms are required to unlock creativity and innovation in the economic system, raise the total factor productivity (TFP) and to achieve higher growth. Contents1 Introduction2 What are some positive effects of the reforms?3 What are the current challenges to economic growth?4 What reforms can be implemented to drive the economy? Introduction The… Continue reading The economic reforms — looking back to look ahead
The e-Rupi could take us a long way towards financial inclusion
Synopsis: The payment-voucher system’s (e-RUPI) features make it ideal for programmes aimed at bridging the digital divide in India. Contents1 How has India progressed wrt digital payment ecosystem?2 What is hampering India’s vision of financial inclusion?3 What is M-pesa and how it helped to tackle the issue of financial inclusion?4 How e-RUPI, similar to M-Pesa,… Continue reading The e-Rupi could take us a long way towards financial inclusion
India’s digital architecture: From infrastructure to superstructure
Synopsis: To support our ecosystem for financial inclusion, we need to factor in the enablers and account aggregation. Contents1 Introduction2 What is the significance of factoring?3 What is the significance of Account Aggregator platform?4 How’s govt acting as an enabler of Digital revolution in India? Introduction India’s asset monetization initiative, the National Monetisation Pipeline has… Continue reading India’s digital architecture: From infrastructure to superstructure
Protect Digital India: About the challenges associated with banning VPNs
Synopsis: Understand the issues associated with banning VPNs. Introduction The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs discovered that VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) might conceivably allow anonymous activity online. So, the committee recommended that the Ministry of Home Affairs collaborate with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to develop a coordination mechanism to block VPNs.… Continue reading Protect Digital India: About the challenges associated with banning VPNs
