News: Last week, a network of kidney traffickers was busted in Delhi. This is the 3rd such scam in the last 15 years in Delhi. The trafficker involved doctors and other healthcare personnel, hospital administrators. They catered to patients that have end-stage kidney diseases and cannot be treated with medicines or dialysis and require a… Continue reading Why kidney rackets thrive
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Lessons from the Ukraine crisis price shock
News: The Russia-Ukraine conflict will cause major, long-term shifts in the global energy and commodity trade. Contents1 What are the driving factors behind the shift?2 Other reasons3 What does the future hold?4 Way Forward What are the driving factors behind the shift? At Present (1) The European nations & Other nations (due to western sanctions… Continue reading Lessons from the Ukraine crisis price shock
The dangerous intellectual fad of ‘civilisationism’
News: At present, the big nations are using civilisational rhetoric to rebrand the nations. The leadership from India, China, Russia, Turkey, and Iran have made statements that their countries are civilisations and not nation-states. In fact, the Russian President has stated that “Russia is not just a country, it’s really a separate civilisation”. It means… Continue reading The dangerous intellectual fad of ‘civilisationism’
Explained: How NAS survey assesses what school students have learnt; what it has found
News: A nationwide survey carried out by the Union Ministry of Education has found that between 2017 and 2021, the literacy and numeracy skills of school students in India worsened considerably across subjects and grades. The outcomes of the National Achievement Survey (NAS), are supposed to guide interventions by authorities across the country to bridge… Continue reading Explained: How NAS survey assesses what school students have learnt; what it has found
Urban agriculture can help make cities sustainable and liveable
News: Recently, the Union finance minister wished to make India cities “centres of sustainable living with opportunities for all”. The FM argued for a paradigm shift in urban planning with announcement to set up a high-level committee to steer the required changes in urban policy, planning, capacity building and urban governance Contents1 What are the… Continue reading Urban agriculture can help make cities sustainable and liveable
Myanmar’s internal situation shouldn’t hobble India’s ‘Act East’ policy
News: In 2021, Myanmar’s military took over the civilian government. Now, there are reliable reports of the strengthening of the People’s Defence Force, with the support of various ethnic militias. There is no sign of the restoration of normalcy. Implications on India For India, the coup has caused an adverse impact on its Act East… Continue reading Myanmar’s internal situation shouldn’t hobble India’s ‘Act East’ policy
GST Council must uphold fiscal federalism
News: Recently, the Supreme Court has given its verdict on the nature of recommendations made by the GST Council. The verdict included an important observation on Indian federalism, especially on it being a dialogue between cooperative and uncooperative federalism. Contents1 Background of the Case2 Submissions by the Union of India3 The Supreme Court’s Observations on… Continue reading GST Council must uphold fiscal federalism
Explained: How ‘Use and File’ system will bring new health insurance products faster
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Current System?3 What is the “Use and File” procedure?4 How will this be beneficial?5 What if the IRDAI raises concerns over such a product later?6 What is the status of the health insurance business in India? What is the News? The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of… Continue reading Explained: How ‘Use and File’ system will bring new health insurance products faster
Explained: What is sologamy or ‘self-marriage’?
What is the News? A woman from Gujarat has announced that she would marry herself in what she described as an “act of self-love”. This wedding is seen as one of the country’s first instances of self-marriage or “sologamy”. What is Sologamy? Sologamy is the act of marrying oneself in a public ceremony, also referred… Continue reading Explained: What is sologamy or ‘self-marriage’?
Opinion: The Digital India transformation
News: Recently, the Prime Minister of India expressed his idea of India that “every Indian must have a smartphone in his hand and every field must be covered by a drone”. About the Digital India Mission The Digital India was launched on July 1, 2015. Digital India is a transformative programme to deliver the objectives of… Continue reading Opinion: The Digital India transformation
