Category: Burning Issues

[Burning Issue] Appointing the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

Context In his Independence Day address PM has announced the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Appointing the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

[Burning Issue] India’s Nuclear No First Use Policy

Context The ruling government has offered several paradigm changing cases for the field of strategic studies and international relations this… Continue reading [Burning Issue] India’s Nuclear No First Use Policy

[Burning Issue] US-China Trade War and Its Impact on India

Context China and the United States have been engaged in a trade war through increasing tariffs and other measures since… Continue reading [Burning Issue] US-China Trade War and Its Impact on India

[Burning Issue] Assam NRC

Context Migrations to Assam Assam saw waves of migration, first as a colonial province and then as a border state… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Assam NRC

[Burning Issue] Reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir

Context The Union Home Minister introduced two statutory resolutions, one, to recommend that the President issue a notification rendering Article… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir

[Burning Issue] India US relations in the backdrop of recent hiccups

Context While India and the US claim to be strategic partners, the bones of contention are now more numerous and… Continue reading [Burning Issue] India US relations in the backdrop of recent hiccups

[Burning Issue] RTI amendment Bill

RTI amendment Bill CONTEXT The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that amends the Right to Information Act, 2005 has… Continue reading [Burning Issue] RTI amendment Bill

[Burning Issue] The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Stringent punishments under POCSO Act In a historic decision to… Continue reading [Burning Issue] The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019

[Burning Issue] Application of Behavioural Economics in India

Application of Behavioural Economics in India The Economic Survey 2019 has drawn on Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler’s Behavioural Economics Theory… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Application of Behavioural Economics in India

[Burning Issue] Triple Talaq

Triple Talaq Summary: The Supreme Court is all set to begin hearing arguments in Shayara Bano v. Union of India,… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Triple Talaq

[Burning Issue] 5 trillion Economy

CONTEXT In early June, at a NITI Aayog meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a clear and bold economic target… Continue reading [Burning Issue] 5 trillion Economy

[Burning Issue] Space Activities Bill

News India has begun pre legislative consultations on a “Space Activities Bill” that is designed to encourage domestic private rocket… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Space Activities Bill

[Burning Issue ] Data localization

News The IT Ministry’s Bill on data protection is scheduled to be introduced in Parliament during the current session. Worldwide,… Continue reading [Burning Issue ] Data localization

Economic Survey: Application of behavioural economics can play key role in success of public policies and programmes

Economic Survey recommends setting up of a Behavioural Economics Unit in Niti Aayog, proposes ‘Behavioural Economics Audit’ of every programme… Continue reading Economic Survey: Application of behavioural economics can play key role in success of public policies and programmes

[Burning Issue] Bt Brinjal

Bt Brinjal In News A month ago, Bt brinjal to resist the brinjal fruit and shoot borer (an insect), was… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Bt Brinjal

[Burning Issue] India And Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

India and SCO News PK Modi departed for the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek to attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation… Continue reading [Burning Issue] India And Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

[Burning Issue] Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) An epidemic of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) has broken out in five north Bihar districts, with… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)

[Burning Issue] Draft National Education Policy

CONTEXT Following the submission of the draft National Education Policy 2019, there were protests against the three language formula. The… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Draft National Education Policy

[Burning Issue] Nitrogen Pollution in India

Nitrogen Pollution While nitrogen is the dominant gas in the atmosphere, it is inert and doesn’t react. However, when it… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Nitrogen Pollution in India

[Burning Issue] Model Code Of Conduct

Model Code of Conduct What is MCC? These are the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India for conduct… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Model Code Of Conduct