What is the news The State of the world’s land and water resources for food and agriculture (SOLAW 2021) by FAO has been recently released. Some key findings of report 1) Current patterns of agricultural intensification are not proving sustainable Grassland and shrub-covered areas used to graze animals or as sources of fodder have declined, due to conversion to cropland. The area of irrigated… Continue reading Land water resources are at a breaking point-Report
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India’s drone companies are soaring in these 4 sectors
News: India’s latest drone rules have given a new life to operations in mining, energy, infrastructure and land records. Door-to-door drone delivery as a daily convenience may still be a bit in the future. While drone delivery pilots have become bigger, commercial applications at a wider scale is yet to happen. Contents1 What are some… Continue reading India’s drone companies are soaring in these 4 sectors
We need a renewed conversation on economic inequality in India
News: Gaps of income and wealth have worsened after liberalization, causing various ramifications, including political ones. A response is clearly necessary. Contents1 What are the stats to substantiate that the wealth gap in India is increasing?2 What are the implications?3 How the income and wealth inequality in India is having political ramifications?4 What is the… Continue reading We need a renewed conversation on economic inequality in India
NDPS Act: a drafting error, its implications, and an amendment
News: Recently, The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed by Lok Sabha. Contents1 About the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill2 About the 2014 amendment3 What were the error and its outcome?4 What is the issue with the recent amendment bill?5 What are the other issues missed out by the… Continue reading NDPS Act: a drafting error, its implications, and an amendment
Hospitals should rationalize their pandemic protocols
News: Hospitals often adopt restrictive ICU visitor policies with visiting time of merely 15 minutes to max 2 hours in rare cases. This has to change for the betterment of Patient and Hospitals. Reasons behind the restrictive ICU visitor policy 1) Decrease the risk of infections 2) Disturbance in the patient’s rest 3) Interference in the… Continue reading Hospitals should rationalize their pandemic protocols
India loses WTO dispute over sugar subsidies; set to file an appeal
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is the issue?3 What did the WTO Dispute Panel rule?4 How has India responded?5 Will this ruling impact India? What is the news? India has lost the dispute over subsidies of sugar exports at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The dispute settlement panel has ruled against India on a… Continue reading India loses WTO dispute over sugar subsidies; set to file an appeal
“Plastic production accounts for much larger carbon footprint than previously thought”
What is the news? A study conducted by ETH Zurich (a public research university) has shown that the impact of plastic on climate and health is greater than previously thought due to the increased use of coal. Some findings of report are: 1) Plastic production accounted for the 96 percent of the Particulate matter health footprint. Health Footprint is the amount of health… Continue reading “Plastic production accounts for much larger carbon footprint than previously thought”
The tug of war within the gig economy
News: This year, Uber lost a significant legal battle against its workers in the UK. The U. K’s Supreme Court upheld a previous ruling by the employment tribunal that the 25 drivers who had brought a case against Uber are indeed employees and not contractors. Consequently, Uber announced that it would start treating all its… Continue reading The tug of war within the gig economy
“State declarations must not be made via twitter”
A false tweet was sent out claiming that “India has officially adopted Bitcoin as a legal tender” and that “government has officially bought 500 BTC and is distributing them to all residents of the country”. This is the second such hacking instance of PM’s account in a year, last time the fake tweet appealed for donations in cryptocurrency to the Prime… Continue reading “State declarations must not be made via twitter”
RBI Report on Digital lending: Good and bad sides of digi lending, in 5 charts
Contents1 What is the news?2 What is digital lending?3 What are the key findings of the RBI panel?4 What are the challenges associated with digital lending?5 What are the recommendations of the RBI Panel? What is the news? According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) working group report, over 6% of all loans given… Continue reading RBI Report on Digital lending: Good and bad sides of digi lending, in 5 charts
