News: The Russia-Ukraine conflict has brought BRICS grouping at the centre of discussion due to multiple reasons. The RIC controls 22% of the global GDP, and it accounts for 16% of global exports of goods and services. Therefore, the current crisis may consolidate BRICS, especially RIC. It has the potential to become a real alternative… Continue reading BRICS and the creation of a multipolar world
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Parliament has just passed a dangerous bill
News: Recently, the Rajya Sabha has passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, just two days after it was passed by the Lok Sabha. In fact, Maharashtra has become the first state to launch its biometric database of undertrials and convicts. Such moves are being objected to on account of the violation of the right… Continue reading Parliament has just passed a dangerous bill
Explained: Indonesia’s palm oil crisis, and its implications for India
News: The world’s largest producer and exporter of palm oil, Indonesia, is facing domestic shortages, leading to price controls and export curbs. What explains this situation, and what are the implications for India? What is the present situation wrt palm oil in Indonesia? Indonesia has witnessed the domestic prices of branded cooking oil spiral, between… Continue reading Explained: Indonesia’s palm oil crisis, and its implications for India
What latest climate report says: No time to waste, but world is not out of options yet
News: Working group III of the IPCC has released the third and final instalment of the AR6. The report cautions that to have any chance of restricting global temperature rise to 1.5-2oC from pre-industrial levels, the world must act now. It emphasises that strengthening of climate action to keep alive the 1.5 degree target was… Continue reading What latest climate report says: No time to waste, but world is not out of options yet
Explained: Why Centre has opposed Odisha’s plans for landmark Lingaraj Temple
What is the News? The Central government has told the Odisha government that its ordinance to bring the Lingaraj temple and its associated temples under a special law is outside the legislative competence of the state legislature. It also said the ordinance is in conflict with the rules laid down under the Ancient Monuments and… Continue reading Explained: Why Centre has opposed Odisha’s plans for landmark Lingaraj Temple
Explained: What is XE variant of coronavirus, and why you need not worry about it
What is the News? Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) has announced that a woman with a travel history to South Africa may have been infected with the newly-discovered ‘XE’ variant of the coronavirus. What is XE Variant? XE is a sub-variant of Omicron which caused the third wave of Covid-19. First Discovered in: XE was first discovered… Continue reading Explained: What is XE variant of coronavirus, and why you need not worry about it
Explained: What are WMDs, the existing law on which India now wants to amend?
What is the News? The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022 has been unanimously passed in Lok Sabha. Click Here to read about the Bill What are Weapons of Mass Destruction(WMD)? Origin of the word: The expression WMD is usually considered to have been used first… Continue reading Explained: What are WMDs, the existing law on which India now wants to amend?
Explained: State of denotified tribes, and why House panel is critical about a programme for their development
What is the News? The Standing Committee of Parliament has criticized the functioning of the development programme for denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. Who are de-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes? These are communities that are the most vulnerable and deprived. De-notified Tribes(DNTs): These are communities that were ‘notified’ as being ‘born criminals’ during the British… Continue reading Explained: State of denotified tribes, and why House panel is critical about a programme for their development
IPCC report on Mitigation of Climate Change scientifically establishes India’s position on the historical responsibility of developed countries for consuming the carbon budget
News: IPCC has come out with the third instalment of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). The IPCC reports are created by its three working groups. This report, which deals with actions that can be taken to combat climate change, has been prepared by the Working Group III. Assessment reports by Working group I and… Continue reading IPCC report on Mitigation of Climate Change scientifically establishes India’s position on the historical responsibility of developed countries for consuming the carbon budget
How individuals can save a warming planet
News: Recently, the IPCC report for the first time included a chapter on “demand, services and social aspects of mitigation”. It implies a paradigm shift in the way we think about climate action. The chapter puts people and their well-being at the centre of climate change mitigation. What is this new understanding, as mentioned in… Continue reading How individuals can save a warming planet
