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News: India wanted to break into the top 50 nations on the Ease of doing business index. India has moved up from 142 among 189 nations in 2014 to 63 in 2019 in the World Bank’s ranking. Experts pointed out that the following steps taken by the government have helped India to break into the… Continue reading Focus on local bodies in govt push to improve ease of doing business

News: The incident of Oting, Nagaland has revived the debate of AFSPA. There is a need to hold state authorities accountable and also review how the democratic Indian republic holds together its diverse population. Read here: Nagaland killings aren’t a mere ‘blunder’ Contents1 What is the current status?2 Why does AFSPA is necessary?3 Why must AFSPA… Continue reading Insurgencies are defeated by democratic politics, not force

News: Food loss and waste although a major contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions does not get the attention it should. Even major climate negotiations like CoP 26 have failed to discuss it with the required urgency.  This food sector problem needs to be measured and mitigated as part of the country’s fight against… Continue reading The overlooked case for food losses and waste

News: US Congress recently approved a bill to ban imports from Xinjiang that might be the result of forced labor. Must read: U.S. imposes sanctions against China over abuse of Uighurs Contents1 Why was the reason behind the USA move?2 Why religious conversions should be checked?3 How religion is used in politics in India?4 What… Continue reading The realm of ideas must always be free and fair

News: World Inequality Report (WIR) by World Inequality Lab has found that India has high and rising inequality.  What are the important findings of the report?  The top 1% of Indians account for 22% of national income, while the bottom 50% account for only 13%.   For more: Read here  What government official statistics say about… Continue reading The hidden threat to our fledging economic recovery

News: By the middle of this century, the country’s population will finally start to decline, ending up at perhaps a billion by 2100. India is ageing faster than expected. The latest round of India’s massive National Family Health Survey (NFHS) highlights the point. For instance, in urban India, the fertility rate is now 1.6, according… Continue reading India seems likely to grow old before it can become wealthy

News: The current pandemic pattern shows the present situation of covid worldwide. What are the official mortality data shows? The data on mortality from Covid-19 shows that the pandemic seems to be reducing. Covid mortality has declined. There have been two distinct waves, and America and Europe are reeling under the third wave. What are the… Continue reading Covid 21 months after it struck: Is it a replay of the Spanish Flu?

News– Biomass burning despite being a major polluter does not receive the attention it needs.  An analysis by think tank Centre for policy research also shows that even in parliamentary debates on pollution ,household biomass burning is discussed much less than stubble burning.  Why Biomass burning should be considered a major polluter  Biomass burning by households for cooking… Continue reading “Household biomass burning- The invisible polluter”