News: The article talks about the causes behind why children are not able to learn what they should at their school. What are the causes? Design of schooling system: The design like having a primary school within 1km has creates difficulties. Every primary school only has a small number of children between classes 1 to 5.… Continue reading The systemic problems that have kept Indian schooling ineffective
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The dividends of democracy are worth the requisite investment
News: The world is seeing a continued rise of authoritarianism in countries such as Brazil, Turkey, and Russia. There is a need for urgent global action to fight it and to put democracy in action. Read here: How does a democracy die? What does the research data suggest? There is a growing aspiration for democracy among… Continue reading The dividends of democracy are worth the requisite investment
Planning for resilience in a warming world
News: 2nd part of 6th IPCC report highlights the vulnerability of Indian cities to Climate Change. With Global temp. already 1.1-1.3° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, some impacts of climate Change are bound to happen. India has almost all type of climate change hotspots. The three major climate change hotspots are the semi-arid and arid regions,… Continue reading Planning for resilience in a warming world
Five things to know about the 5G rollout
Contents1 What is the News?2 What is 5G?3 Which countries have launched 5G connections?4 How far is India behind in the 5G rollout?5 What is the Economic Impact of 5G Rollout? What is the News? The ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has underlined the importance of 5G, the technology mobile networks will ride on… Continue reading Five things to know about the 5G rollout
RBI ought to take a balanced view on cryptocurrency
News: While it is right to be concerned about cryptocurrency, but RBI’s move to ban crypto and refer it to the Ponzi scheme lacks balance. Read here: The Cryptocurrency deception How crypto is beneficial? Crypto could save in remittances transfer as India received 87 bn dollars and remittance charge alone cost 30,000 crores. Crypto with near-zero fees… Continue reading RBI ought to take a balanced view on cryptocurrency
Winds of Change in Urban India that demand close investigation
News A recent analysis has shown that wind speed in major Indian cities has been slowing down consistently and significantly over several decades. The average wind speed has fallen by 47% in Hyderabad, 47% in Bengaluru, 46% in Kolkata What are the causes of this decrease? While the exact explanation of this phenomenon is not… Continue reading Winds of Change in Urban India that demand close investigation
A world Fragmented by divergences in data regulation
News In the current times, Data is the new oil, and across the globe, various countries have been using very different approaches to manage this resource. Justice Srikrishna Committee Report of 2018 also mentions this divergence between the US, European and Chinese approaches, which is only increasing with passing time. Contents1 What are the different… Continue reading A world Fragmented by divergences in data regulation
Nutritional adequacy may yet be able to enhance vaccine efficacy
News: Stress, or sleep deprivation, have a direct influence on a person’s immune system. The main reason behind this is micronutrient deficiency. Contents1 How does micronutrient deficiency occur?2 What is the status of hunger globally?3 What are the issues associated with micronutrient deficiency?4 What should be the way forward? How does micronutrient deficiency occur? It occurs… Continue reading Nutritional adequacy may yet be able to enhance vaccine efficacy
What rising loan disbursals mean for the economy?
Contents1 What is the News?2 How does bank credit help the economy?3 What impacts bank credit disbursal?4 Why was there a slowdown in bank credit during the pandemic?5 Why is there an increase in Bank Credit growth now? What is the News? There has been a rise in lending by commercial banks in recent months.… Continue reading What rising loan disbursals mean for the economy?
Democracy ought to get the better of autocracy
News: Although the USA has imposed a lot of sanctions, it seems it does not affect the motives of Russia. Do countries fear sanctions? Sanctions have been unable to enforce a regime change as has been exemplified in the case of Iran. So while the USA has implemented half-hearted sanctions, it is unlikely to force Russia… Continue reading Democracy ought to get the better of autocracy
