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News: S. Somanath has been appointed as the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). What are the upcoming programmes of ISRO? Human space flight programe– Gaganayaan Read here: Union Minister says, India’s maiden human space mission “Gaganyaan” will be launched in 2023 Aditya L1: The aim to take a space observatory to the Lagrangian point… Continue reading Space for dreams: On ISRO’s new chief

News: Capitalism and the idea of liberal economics has been proved to be counterproductive for the equality and democratic values.  It has given rise to nationalism and authoritarianism globally.   How liberal economics leads to authoritarian regimes?  Liberal economists are against “populist” policies of governments that subsidise the poor and adopt industrial strategies for self-reliance and jobs for their… Continue reading “Liberal economics creates illiberal societies”

News: CCI has launched a probe against Google, following allegations by the country’s digital news publishers.   Read – CCI’s Google probe  In the recent years, many countries such as Australia and France have tried to correct the balance between the big tech companies and traditional journalism industry.   What is the case in India?  In India, the complaint has… Continue reading Trust deficit: On tech platforms and news publishers

News: U.S. tech company Apple has reached the $3 trillion-mark in market capitalisation. This now makes it wealthier than most countries.  How can India advance towards creating such companies?  This will require India to establish ecosystems that are innovation driven. Following are some key steps to achieve this: 1) Sustained public funding to build world-class… Continue reading Establishing India’s Apple

News: Supreme Court of India has recently agreed to hear petitions that were asking for legal action to be taken against the organisers of, and speakers at, the ‘Haridwar Dharm Sansad’, held in Uttarakhand.   Contents1 What happened in the above-mentioned event? 2 Why some petitioners have sought the intervention of apex court in the case? 3… Continue reading A quest for social consensus against hate speech 

News: Recently, several instances have cast some doubt on the independence and the impartiality of the Election Commission of India (ECI). For instance: The meeting of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and his Election Commissioner attending an informal meeting with the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Contents1 Why these instances have called the impartiality… Continue reading Act now, recast the selection process of ECs 

News: India is in the middle of a demographic transition. This is evident from its declining fertility rate which currently is 2.0, median age of 29 years, and a falling dependency ratio (expected to decrease from 65% to 54% in the coming decade).   This provides a window of opportunity towards faster economic growth.  … Continue reading Reaping India’s demographic dividend