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States, freebies and the costs of fiscal profligacy

News: In recent years, many states are pursuing the freebie culture. Such freebies are announced ahead of the assembly election. For example, the one of the contesting political parties in Punjab election, promised a sum of Rs. 1,000 per month to every woman in the State. Read – How are freebies different to free essential… Continue reading States, freebies and the costs of fiscal profligacy

Explained | Can virtual servers bypass India’s VPN rules?

What is the News? Some of the leading virtual private network(VPN) service providers have announced that they will remove servers from India after India’s cyber agency Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has announced new rules for VPN providers. What is a Virtual Server? A virtual server is a simulated server environment built on an actual… Continue reading Explained | Can virtual servers bypass India’s VPN rules?

Odisha to install siren to caution elephants movement in forest

What is the News? The Forest Department in Odisha is experimenting with a siren system to reduce human-elephant encounters. What is the Odisha Government doing to reduce Human-Elephant encounters? Odisha Forest Department in association with a non-government organization has started a pilot project on a siren system to alert traffic about elephant movement. The siren… Continue reading Odisha to install siren to caution elephants movement in forest

Bringing MSMEs into global value chains

News: Recently, World MSME Day was celebrated on June 27 for giving attention to the MSMEs. Just like any other large businesses in India, they have also contributed to growth and achievements. About the micro-small and medium enterprises (MSME) MSMEs are privately owned enterprises with less than Rs. 50crore in investments in plant and machinery… Continue reading Bringing MSMEs into global value chains

How Hanoi and New Delhi are fortifying defence ties

News: India and Vietnam recently deepened their bilateral cooperation with the signing of the Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030. Apart from that, the early finalisation of the $500 million Defence Line of Credit extended by India to Vietnam and the implementation of existing projects which would complement India’s ‘Make in India,… Continue reading How Hanoi and New Delhi are fortifying defence ties

Making sense of New Delhi’s Taliban rapprochement

News: Recently, India sent a senior diplomatic delegation to the Taliban-occupied Kabul. The visit was the culmination of Delhi’s months of quiet diplomacy and signaling. India’s Foreign Policy Just hours after the Taliban’s takeover, in 2021, India was the first country to immediately ban all Afghans traveling to India, including students and patients with a… Continue reading Making sense of New Delhi’s Taliban rapprochement

Rewriting ‘old history’ for a New India

News: Recently, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, and Sports, tabled its Report on the Reforms in Content and Design of School Textbooks. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is in the process of formulating the new National Curriculum Framework. At the heart of this process is the rewriting… Continue reading Rewriting ‘old history’ for a New India

The advent of ‘app-solute’ chaos in NREGA

News: In 2021, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) launched the National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) app. It was aimed at “improving citizen oversight and increasing transparency” in National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) works. Objectives of the app It would ensure proper monitoring of the schemes with the purpose of increasing “citizen oversight” or… Continue reading The advent of ‘app-solute’ chaos in NREGA

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