Tag: Indian express

News: Recently, the temperature level of four to eight degrees above normal have been recorded in South Asia. Such intense heat waves have not been seen in more than a century.   Pattern of extreme weather events due to climate change  (1) Spatial Pattern: India is uniquely vulnerable to heat waves. The vulnerability will increase… Continue reading Like Nero, we fiddle as the world burns 

News: Recently, at the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee, the Union Home Minister commented that nine tribal communities of the Northeast have converted their dialects’ scripts to Devanagari. Further, all eight states of the Northeast have agreed to make Hindi compulsory in schools up to Class 10.   The comments have led to protests in… Continue reading Distortion, imposition: Why Northeast groups are against Centre’s Hindi push 

News: The Prime Minister of India is going to attend the sixth Indo-German Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC) in Berlin. The IGC is the only such format that India has with any country.  Important initiatives taken at the IGC  Both have signed a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) for establishing the Green and Sustainable Development Partnership. It will… Continue reading A defining moment for Indo-German ties 

News: The Prime Minister of India is going to visit France to congratulate Macron on his stunning re-election. For India, the visit is important to survey the international strategic landscape and take stock of bilateral ties.   Convergence of interest in the India-France relationship  India and France have strategic convergence on important aspects of international relations.… Continue reading India and France: A deepening friendship 

News: Recently, the president of the European Commission visited India. Further, the Prime Minister of India is scheduled to visit Berlin, Copenhagen, and Paris in Europe. He will attend the 2nd India-Nordic summit. These visits signal a glimpse of India’s post-Russian strategic future in Europe.   What are the driving forces?  The Western sanctions have been… Continue reading Europe is looming larger than ever in India’s strategic calculus 

News: Recently, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh declared their intention to provide the MBBS course in Hindi.   Arguments in favour of using vernacular language in the medical education  This will help counter the hegemony of English in professional education. Few countries such as Germany and China have long been doing so successfully. Therefore, the Indian… Continue reading How to vernacularise medical education in India? 

Context: The power sector in India is going through a crisis. Peak shortages in some states have reached double digits. Coal stocks available at thermal plants are at abysmal levels, and about 106 plants out of 173 plants have reached a critical stage. In some plants, the stocks available are just about enough to run… Continue reading The supply bottlenecks causing power shortages

News:  Recently, Indonesia, the world’s largest producer and exporter of the palm oil has been experiencing domestic shortages of the same. This led to spike in the domestic palm oil prices in Indonesia and the world (including India). Therefore, Indonesia has announced to ban all exports.   What is the concept of hyper-globalization?  In a hyper-globalised… Continue reading Ukraine rethinks on hyper-globalisation. Nations need to de-risk against overdependence on few suppliers