Tag: Indian express

News: University Grants Commission (UGC)’s letter has asked central universities to offer/teach courses based on student demand that is on the basis of number of enrolled students.  Contents1 Why it can be a problematic move? 2 What will be the implications of the move? 3 What are the challenges that Indian higher education system faces? 4 What is… Continue reading On UGC’s letter to Central Universities: Wrong answer

News: Recently, some hate speech incidents have taken place in Uttarakhand and Delhi.  Here the speakers have given Speakers made statements about killing Muslims to make a Hindu Rashtra, shooting a former prime minister and calling upon the police, leaders and the army to take up arms to indulge in ethnic cleansing.   Although the government has constituted… Continue reading Supreme court must ensure hate speech guilty are punished

News: With active cooperation from the private sector, India will be able to help build a more sustainable world. What are the steps taken by India to reduce GHG emission? New climate targets have been pledged by India at COP26: Read here:  https://forumias.com/blog/indias-panchamrita-pledge-at-cop26-explained-pointwise/ New cutting-edge renewable technologies: India has already announced a Hydrogen Energy Mission… Continue reading A partnership to carry India into net-zero future

News: The 20th century was seen as the century of democracy’s expansion.   But the recent factors like rise of authoritarian regimes, parties with huge majority and hype of nationalism have somewhat endangered democracy.  If it has to be prevented from this decay, then the public discourse around questions of its meaning, purpose and limits… Continue reading The 21st century challenge for democracy

News: There are serious problems with India’s GDP data. Any analysis of recovery or growth forecast based on this data must be discarded. The primary yardstick analysts use to measure the economy’s health is GDP. The RBI and multilateral agencies use GDP statistics to make claims about the future growth path. The NSO released the… Continue reading Is GDP data a reliable way to measure the health of the economy?

News: The world is preparing itself for an energy transition from fossil fuel to green energy.   Around 133 countries have pledged to a “net-zero carbon emissions date. Most govts, corporates and civic entities have also shown determination to “phase down” and eventually phase out fossil fuels from their energy basket.  However, world is still highly dependent on… Continue reading Preparing for green energy shift in 2022