Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Single use-plastic?3 How much is Single use-plastic produced globally?4 Which Single-use plastic items have been banned by the Government?5 Why has the Government banned these single-use plastic items?6 How will the ban be enforced?7 How is the world dealing with Single-use plastic? What is the News? The Government… Continue reading Explained: Why is single-use plastic being banned in India from July 1
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Indian express articles.
Madan Sabnavis writes: The jobs puzzle
Context: While the government’s intent to add over a million jobs in the next 18 months is laudable, the task is audacious and challenging from both an administrative and financial point of view. Contents1 Important reports regarding employment2 Problems with the Unemployment data3 What is the situation wrt unemployment in India?4 Why Start-ups cannot be… Continue reading Madan Sabnavis writes: The jobs puzzle
India buys more coal from Russia, and urea from the US — diversifying supply sources is good policy
News: India’s imports of Russian coal in June are reportedly expected to be the highest in at least seven and a half years. This comes alongside Russia displacing Saudi Arabia to become India’s second-largest oil supplier after Iraq in May. Neither of these are unwelcome developments, nor the fact that India has, for the first… Continue reading India buys more coal from Russia, and urea from the US — diversifying supply sources is good policy
Arun Prakash writes: Agnipath, between the lines
News: Recently, the government of India introduced a new recruitment scheme for the armed forces, Agnipath. Contents1 How do other nations solve their challenges with armed forces?2 What is the main challenge faced by the Indian armed forces?3 What is the reason for the challenges faced by armed forces?4 What are the challenges associated with… Continue reading Arun Prakash writes: Agnipath, between the lines
Explained: What is ‘critical information infrastructure’, who protects it?
What is the News? The Union Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has declared the IT resources of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and UPI managing entity NPCI as ‘Critical Information Infrastructure’. What is Critical Information Infrastructure? Definition: The Information Technology Act of 2000 defines “Critical Information Infrastructure” as a computer resource, the incapacitation or destruction… Continue reading Explained: What is ‘critical information infrastructure’, who protects it?
Partha Sen writes: The inflation tightrope
News: The Indian economy has been hit by inflationary shocks. The RBI failed to keep the inflation rate below the upper threshold of 6%. Only after inflation hit 7%, it raised the repo rate. Contents1 Mandate of the RBI2 What are the causes of inflation?3 The Monetary Policy Response4 What are the problems in India’s… Continue reading Partha Sen writes: The inflation tightrope
Ashok Gulati and Ritika Juneja write: An oil palm plan for home
News: Recently, The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference was concluded. It struggled to find satisfactory answers to some of the complex questions pertaining to global trade, especially with respects to trade in agriculture commodities and public stockholding for food security purposes, What are the major issues in international trade related to trade in… Continue reading Ashok Gulati and Ritika Juneja write: An oil palm plan for home
What West Seti power project can mean for India-Nepal ties
News: India’s National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) will be taking over the West-Seti Hydropower Project in Nepal, after China withdrew from it, ending a six-year engagement between 2012 and 2018. Contents1 About the Project2 Why has it been given to India?3 Mutually Beneficial India -Nepal power relations4 What are the problems in the Nepal’s power… Continue reading What West Seti power project can mean for India-Nepal ties
What is Web 5.0 – the blockchain-powered digital network Twitter’s ex-CEO wants to build?
What is the News? Former Twitter CEO has announced his vision for a new decentralized web platform that is being called Web 5.0 and is being built with an aim to return ownership of data and identity to individuals. What are Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0? Click Here to read about it What… Continue reading What is Web 5.0 – the blockchain-powered digital network Twitter’s ex-CEO wants to build?
Explained: What is the Inter-State Council?
What is the News? The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister(CM) has written to the Prime Minister asking that at least three meetings of the Inter-State Council should be held every year to strengthen the spirit of cooperative federalism. The CM also suggested that bills of national importance should be placed before the Council before being tabled… Continue reading Explained: What is the Inter-State Council?
