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News: Recently McDonald’s closed its outlet in Moscow. This could be bad news for the global economy. Why this move of MNCs is against globalisation? Firstly, It reflects that MNCs are not neutral, furthermore, it is being advertised as corporate virtue signaling or their good moral values. It has undermined the argument that companies are… Continue reading WESTERN MNCs HAVE WEAKENED GLOBALIZATION BY TAKING SIDES

News: On 22 February, India’s ministry of electronics and information technology (MEITY) released its draft India Data Accessibility and Use Policy 2022 for public consultation. Read – About the Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy, 2022 Contents1 Need for bringing the draft Data Accessibility and Use Policy 20222 What are the challenges associated with… Continue reading An open data policy won’t work without earnest implementation

News: Indian policymakers have been gradually rolling back the Covid-19 pandemic stimulus, given since 2020. The ongoing Ukraine Crisis-2022 will have multiple economic implications for policymakers now. Contents1 Upcoming Challenges to due to Ukrainian Crisis2 What should be the policy Reponses?3 Following are the 4 macroeconomic spaces that are depicted in the diagram above:4 Combined… Continue reading THE MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK THAT CAN GUIDE OUR POLICY CHOICES

News: Experts globally have been voicing the need for an international solution for data protection and regulation on the lines of Bretton woods arrangement of the 1940s.   What is the need for an international approach for data protection standard?  Currently there are broadly three different approaches to data governance being practised by countries around… Continue reading We may need a Bretton woods pact of data regulation 

News: As per a study done by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), our storage requirement by 2030 is forecast at 41GW. So, there is a need for adopting grid-scale energy storage technologies to complement India’s energy sources and achieve India’s nationally-determined contributions (NDC). Contents1 About the status of India’s electricity production and consumption2 What is… Continue reading Pumped storage hydro projects can help meet our energy goals

News: Government’s vision of a digital university to reach all students across the country is a landmark step. However, there are many challenges associated with these digital only courses. What are the challenges of teaching students in a digital only mode?  Students hardly complete their ‘digital only’ courses. This has been the case with many… Continue reading Phygital education can prove transformative for the country 

News: In 2019, the India’s Govt instituted a 10% education-and-employment quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) ineligible for the 49.5% of most public jobs and seats reserved for SC, ST and OBC applicants. To qualify as an EWS candidate, the property owned by one’s family had to be below certain size levels, with annual income… Continue reading Economic weakness is a pan-India phenomenon

News: Pew Research data has recently revealed its survey. What does the survey data reflect? Nearly 30,000 adults participated in the poll conducted across India in the last four months of 2019-20. Rights: 79% of men and 82% of women stated that women should have equal rights as men. Jobs: Large proportion agrees that men should… Continue reading Our muddled attitude to women in the workforce