News According to Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare’s Second Advance Estimates of Production of Foodgrains for 2021-22 India’s agriculture sector is all set to create an all-time high production record this year. What has been the agricultural production trajectory in the last decade? Food grain production has gone up from 252 million tonnes in… Continue reading After the Harvest
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UAE treaty could give a fillip to Indian exports to the Gulf and Africa, benefit pharma and MSME sector
News: After its exit from RCEP, India and Mauritius signed a Comprehensive Economic Co-operation and Partnership Agreement. Interim trade agreements with the UK, Canada and Australia are in the pipeline. India recently announced trade deal with UAE also. Read here: India, UAE sign comprehensive trade pact What are the key outcomes of the India-UAE trade treaty? The… Continue reading UAE treaty could give a fillip to Indian exports to the Gulf and Africa, benefit pharma and MSME sector
Presidential Fleet Review: what Navy displays, and its significance
What is the News? The President will take part in the Indian Navy’s 12th Presidential Fleet Review. What is the President’s Fleet Review? President’s Fleet Review is the country’s President taking stock of the Navy’s capability. It showcases all types of ships and capabilities the Navy has. The President is taken on one of the… Continue reading Presidential Fleet Review: what Navy displays, and its significance
What data tells us about the lives of young Indians
What is the news? The book titled ‘Whole Numbers and Half Truths’ analyses data from various sources like census, National Statistical Office, National Family Health Survey, National Crime Records Bureau to analyse lives of Indians. India is the second-most populated country on the planet and also a young person’s country, average age of India is 28.4… Continue reading What data tells us about the lives of young Indians
Government notifies Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
What is the news? The government has notified the Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. The guidelines will come into effect from 1st July 2022. What are the salient points mentioned in the EPR on plastic packaging? Specify three categories of plastic packaging: –Category I: Rigid… Continue reading Government notifies Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
Beyond the hype of blockchain, a look at its reality
News: Blockchain is an elegant concept whose properties and potential require careful research, but treating it as a solution for all problems without thinking things through is techno-determinism. Techno-determinism: It states that media technology shapes how individuals in a society think, feel, act, and how our society operates as we move from one technological age… Continue reading Beyond the hype of blockchain, a look at its reality
Supreme Court sets aside HC order staying 75% quota for Haryana locals in private jobs
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020?3 What were the arguments against this law?4 What has the Supreme Court said on the Haryana Local Reservation law? What is the news? The Supreme Court has set aside the Haryana High Court order staying the Haryana government’s law… Continue reading Supreme Court sets aside HC order staying 75% quota for Haryana locals in private jobs
Tamil Nadu says no to Indian Neutrino Observatory project in Theni
What is the news? The Tamil Nadu government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that it would not permit the construction of the proposed Indian Neutrino Observatory at Bodi West Hills in Theni district. What is India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO)? The India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) is a proposed Pure-Science underground laboratory. Its… Continue reading Tamil Nadu says no to Indian Neutrino Observatory project in Theni
Explained: Accrediting colleges, varsities
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is Accreditation?3 What are the benefits of accreditation?4 How many universities and colleges have been NAAC accredited? What is the news? The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous body under the UGC has released new guidelines allowing colleges and universities that completed just one academic year to… Continue reading Explained: Accrediting colleges, varsities
A Case for Specialists
News: The recent regulatory breaches at the National Stock Exchange is an example of why India needs more regulatory expertise. In this article, the author argues for inclusion of more domain experts in policy making. Why there is need to consider protecting economics from politics and vice versa? One, there was continuity in policy implementation… Continue reading A Case for Specialists
