News: India abstained from a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution which is for condemning the Russian military action against Ukraine. What are the available options in front of India? India has four options in front of it: 1) Condemn Russian aggression 2) Support Russian aggression 3) Stay silent on Russian aggression 4) Express displeasure and… Continue reading The anatomy of India’s Ukraine dilemma
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No quick fix: On the state of medical education in India
News: Many Indian students are pursuing medicine in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine highlighted the need to strengthen medical education in India. About PM’s remark on Indian medical education The Prime Minister, on Union Budget announcements on the health sector, stated that many young Indians were going to “small countries of the world for medical… Continue reading No quick fix: On the state of medical education in India
India launches Operation Ganga to evacuate stranded Indian nationals in Ukraine
What is the News? The Government of India has launched Operation Ganga. What is Operation Ganga? Operation Ganga was launched to help stranded Indian nationals come back to India from Ukraine through special flights amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since Ukraine is currently a no-fly zone, citizens and students are being evacuated to nearby… Continue reading India launches Operation Ganga to evacuate stranded Indian nationals in Ukraine
Role of Market Infrastructure Institutions(MIIs)
What is the News? National Stock Exchange(NSE), the country’s largest equities and derivatives exchange was fined by SEBI for laxity in governance pertaining to actions taken during the tenure of its former MD. While penalising NSE, SEBI also noted that the NSE was a systemically important market infrastructure institution (MII). What are Market Infrastructure Institutions… Continue reading Role of Market Infrastructure Institutions(MIIs)
Inflection point for the West-led global order
News: Russia has recently launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The article says, the balance of power is in flux. Now, the future of the West-led global order will be defined by how effectively it responds to the crisis in Ukraine. How Russia is determining the contours of global order? One, Russian troops were preparing… Continue reading Inflection point for the West-led global order
The perfect storm: On Russia’s Ukraine gambit
News: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and possible sanctions by the US will impact India adversely. What is the impact on the Indian economy? This could deter Indian interests, be it in terms of trade financing, investment flows, and even banking transfers. Visible impacts Oil prices surged to an eight-year high of around $105 a barrel.… Continue reading The perfect storm: On Russia’s Ukraine gambit
Ploughing a new channel for India’s food systems
News: UN Food Systems Summit emphasizes the need to achieve the United Nations-mandated 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). To achieve this, India needs to enhance interfaces between the spheres of science, society, and policy, focusing on sustainability, resource efficiency, and circularity. Read here: “UN Food Systems Summit 2021” -India Holds National Dialogue How the mix of science… Continue reading Ploughing a new channel for India’s food systems
Draft Integrated Plant Nutrition Management Bill, 2022: Centre proposes law to control distribution, price, quality of fertilizers
What is the News? The Department of Fertilizers has sought comments from all stakeholders on the draft Integrated Plant Nutrition Management Bill, 2022. About the Draft Integrated Plant Nutrition Management Bill, 2022 Aim – To promote the development and sustainable use of balanced fertilizers, including bio-fertilisers, bio-stimulates, nano-fertilizers and organic fertilizers. – To simplify the… Continue reading Draft Integrated Plant Nutrition Management Bill, 2022: Centre proposes law to control distribution, price, quality of fertilizers
A reductionist approach – On health sector
News: For a long, Government has focused on a reductionist approach of private-level interventions, ignoring social determinants of health. How did this problem arise? In the previous decade, Government’s focus remained on maternal and child health and infectious diseases. After this, focus moved to non-communicable diseases (NCD) and chronic illness. This led to individualistic and… Continue reading A reductionist approach – On health sector
Drafting a new Constitution is impossible
News: Chief Minister of Telangana said that the governments at the Centre over the years have been suppressing the powers of the State, so there is a need for a new Constitution. Why the demand for drafting a new constitution is not feasible? First, Dr. Ambedkar was originally elected from the Bengal assembly, which went to Pakistan… Continue reading Drafting a new Constitution is impossible
