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News: Drafters of the constitution made every possible provision for an equitable share of powers and responsibilities among different levels of government. But today, India is witnessing challenges in the federal system and institutions. What provisions are provided in the constitution to ensure federalism? 7th Schedule of the constitution: The list divides the responsibilities between three tiers… Continue reading Federalism: The Republic Day is a reminder of the spirit of federalism – and why it is under strain

News: In a controversial move, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has decided to incentivise states by ranking them on the basis of efficiency and timelines in grant of environmental clearances. It is to be noted that the time period for providing environmental clearance to a project has already been reduced from… Continue reading Centre to rank states on faster green nods, fewer details sought

News: Utilization of demographic dividends depends on the ability of the economy to generate gainful employment. But India is witnessing unemployment and joblessness. What is the current scenario of unemployment and joblessness? India’s joblessness rate is at 7.9%, in December 2021 with urban unemployment rising to 9.3%. In Uttar Pradesh, the Labour force has risen… Continue reading Unemployment and joblessness: How to avert a demographic disaster

News: India needs to apply the lessons learnt from mobile and room AC(RAC) sector on other sectors to reduce dependency on import and increase manufacturing.  How mobile and RAC sector helped China in transforming its economy? India and China had similar per capita GDP in 1983 but now Chinese per capita GDP will be five… Continue reading The mobile phone sector has lessons for India’s economy

News: Recently, the Reserve Bank of India released a report titled “state finances, study of budgets of 2021-22 “. What does the report talk about? RBI report, on the lines of 15th finance commission report, mentioned that: – local governments played a great role in combating the pandemic, but this has now worsened their economic… Continue reading Urban governance: Democratise and empower city governments

News: Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation released the National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey (NARSS) Round-3 (2019-20). But NARSS data shows some discrepancies with the NFHS 5 data. What are the findings of NARSS data on sanitation? NARSS is aligned with the SBM and is implemented through private agencies. It measures the performance of each… Continue reading Data on sanitation: NFHS data offers a reality check for claims of Swachh Bharat success