News: Recently, the World Bank and the IMF released the working papers which has led to a renewed debate on poverty in India. The former used the Consumer Pyramid Household Surveys (CPHS) and the latter used the NSO Consumer Expenditure Survey for the poverty related assessment. What are the findings related to India’s poverty level… Continue reading Why reforming the system of free food is necessary?
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Explained: Can climate change be solved by pricing carbon?
What is the News? Pennsylvania has become the first major fossil fuel-producing state in the US to adopt a carbon pricing policy to address climate change. What are the different approaches adopted by countries to address climate change? The United States has adopted a less direct approach known as the Social Cost of Carbon. This… Continue reading Explained: Can climate change be solved by pricing carbon?
Explained: What is GO 111, the order to protect Hyderabad’s Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar, that has now been lifted
What is the News? Environmentalists and activists are criticizing the Telangana government for withdrawing a Government Order(GO) 111 protecting the historic Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs in Hyderabad, which they say will destroy the fragile surrounding ecosystem. What is GO 111? In 1996, the Government of erstwhile (undivided) Andhra Pradesh issued GO 111 prohibiting… Continue reading Explained: What is GO 111, the order to protect Hyderabad’s Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar, that has now been lifted
India to get world’s longest and highest tunnel in Himachal by 2025
What is the News? India will soon be home to the world’s longest highway tunnel beneath Shinku-La Pass. What is the Shinku-La Tunnel? The Shinku-La tunnel will be built at Shinku La Pass at an altitude of 16,580ft. The tunnel will be 4.25 km in length. It will provide all-weather connectivity between Ladakh and Himachal.… Continue reading India to get world’s longest and highest tunnel in Himachal by 2025
Explained: What a new research about Jupiter’s moon Europa means
What is the News? A team of researchers from Stanford University have said that one of Jupiter’s moons Europa, a prime candidate for life in the solar system, might have an abundance of water pockets beneath formations called double ridges. What is Europa? Europa is the sixth-largest moon in the solar system and Jupiter’s fourth-largest… Continue reading Explained: What a new research about Jupiter’s moon Europa means
Addressing the digital tax challenge
Context: Over the past four years, 137 countries have been engaged with the OECD. It is related to the ongoing discussion and proposal to find a solution to the tax challenges arising from digitalisation. What are the tax challenges in the age of digitization? In a digital economy, the firms operate seamlessly across borders. Therefore,… Continue reading Addressing the digital tax challenge
Explained: UGC rules for tie-ups between Indian and foreign universities
Context: The rules governing tie-ups between Indian and foreign higher educational institutions have been simplified by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to expand the net of academic collaborations. UGC chairperson recently announced that the commission has approved an amended set of regulations, which will soon be notified. The article explains the changes in the wake… Continue reading Explained: UGC rules for tie-ups between Indian and foreign universities
Explained: What laws govern tapping a phone; what are the checks in place?
Context: A Shiv Sena leader has claimed that the Centre is protecting IPS officer Rashmi Shukla, now posted with the CRPF. She’s facing an FIR in Mumbai and is being probed for allegedly tapping the phones of Rajya Sabha MP Raut and NCP leader Eknath Khadse in 2019, when she was heading the State Intelligence… Continue reading Explained: What laws govern tapping a phone; what are the checks in place?
Explained: What constitutes ‘noise’, and how can noise pollution harm you?
What is the News? A political party in Maharashtra has raised the issue of loudspeakers in mosques and warned that if they are not removed, his party would play Hanuman Chalisa out loud. What is Noise? Any unwanted sound that causes annoyance, irritation and pain to the human ear is termed ‘noise’. What do The… Continue reading Explained: What constitutes ‘noise’, and how can noise pollution harm you?
Explained: What are SPACs for which a regulatory framework may be in the works
What is the News? The Government of India is considering a regulatory framework for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) to lay the ground for the possible listing of Indian companies through this route in the future. What are Special Purpose Acquisition Companies(SPACs)? A SPAC or a Blank-Cheque Company is an entity specifically set up with… Continue reading Explained: What are SPACs for which a regulatory framework may be in the works
