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News  Cairn energy, a British firm will be getting around 7,900 crore rupees from Indian government. It has won an arbitration proceeding against India regarding the retroactive tax dispute.    What was this dispute?  Government of India had introduced a retroactive tax in the year 2012. Accordingly, it pursued proceeding against Vodafone and Cairn energy asking them for paying these taxes retroactively. … Continue reading “Taxing Drama-on Retroactive tax disputes”

News: United Nations marked 27th January every year as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Contents1 What is International Holocaust Remembrance Day?2 Why there is a need to remember the holocaust?3 Why India’s youth is vulnerable to hate speech and racial ideologies?4 What steps did world countries initiate to educate students about the holocaust?5 What should be the… Continue reading Remembering the Holocaust

News: Recently, Pakistan Hindu Council has sent a proposal to India to allow pilgrims of both countries to travel by air to avoid complicated procedures. The proposal is sent at a time when other India-Pakistan exchanges are suspended. Contents1 What is the scenario in religious exchanges?2 What is the proposal?3 Why is the present state… Continue reading Keeping faith – On India- Pakistan Relations

News: Supreme Court judgment upholding OBC reservation in NEET is a landmark judgment. Merit has to be contextualized socially and seen as an instrument of advancing social goods like equality. Tamil Nadu model where merit also takes historical privileges into account can be replicated in the rest of India. Read here: Supreme Court upholds validity of OBC… Continue reading Reservations in super-speciality courses: The Dravadian model of public health

News: Schools are becoming an easy target for politicians. A decision of closing the schools makes them caring and sensitive, but it impacts the lives of children. Why the reasoning provided for the closure of schools is not correct? Protect children: The main reason given for closing the school is to protect the children. According to… Continue reading The devastating impact of school closure

News: Indian PM in his speech recently stated that India had wasted a lot of time “fighting for rights” and “neglecting one’s duties”. What is the relationship between rights and duties? The evolution of democratic society is centered on the expansion of individual and group rights. Duties are important for reinforcement of those rights. Thus,… Continue reading In conjuction: On evolution of democratic society

News:  In India, announcements are made in various sectors without a stated national vision. There is no official document to guide policy and decision-making. What are the National vision documents of other countries? China: It released a ‘Made in China 2025’ document in 2015, that talks about a 10-year plan for the development of 10… Continue reading India needs a national vision

News: Recently, the National Statistical Office (NSO) released the first advance national accounts estimates for 2021-22.  What are the growth prospects for India? IMF and OECD forecasts have indicated growth rates at 8.5% and 8.1%, respectively, for 2022-23. However, these are optimistic as the base effects characterizing 2021-22 are limited. However, India may expect real… Continue reading A chance to support growth, fiscal consolidation

News: Recently, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of extending reservation to OBCs in All India quota (AIQ) of seats in admission to undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses. What is All India Quota? It is a quota that has been implemented since 1986. It is envisaged as a domicile-free quota to access medical… Continue reading False dichotomy: On merit versus reservation

News: Less resource allocation is seen in the education sector. Contents1 What is the public resource allocation in the education sector?2 What is the difference in data observed from various surveys?3 What is the impact of the pandemic on children?4 What methods can be adopted to increase access to education? What is the public resource allocation… Continue reading Budgeting for the education emergency