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Towards a new world order

Context Social inequalities and the grim problems of stark and continuing poverty are at the epicentre of the new world. The ugly face of capitalism and growing inequalities The concentration of the health: The latest Oxfam Report presented at Davos points out that 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people. Rising poverty: The… Continue reading Towards a new world order

To help her work

Context When it came to allocating funds, the budget relegates women’s economic participation to secondary importance. The current status of women in India Lack of Equality: India continues to struggle to provide its women with equal opportunity. A low score on international measures: On international measures of gender equality. India scores low on women’s overall health… Continue reading To help her work

Political parties to publish the entire criminal history of their candidates

  The Supreme Court has strictly ordered political parties to publish the entire criminal history of their candidates for Assembly and Lok Sabha elections along with the reasons that goaded them to field suspected criminals over decent people. SC’s deadline It ordered political parties to submit compliance reports with the Election Commission of India within… Continue reading Political parties to publish the entire criminal history of their candidates

USTR takes India off developing country list

  The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has published a notice, amending lists of developing and least-developed countries that are eligible for preferential treatment with respect to countervailing duties (CVD) investigations. New classification by US To harmonise U.S. law with the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) Agreement, the… Continue reading USTR takes India off developing country list

In news: Two-child Norm

A Rajya Sabha MP has introduced a Private Member’s Bill on two-child norms. Key propositions of the Bill Essentially, the Bill aims to amend the Constitution in order to incentivise limiting families to two children by offering tax concessions, priority in social benefit schemes and school admissions, among other things. It proposes incentives in taxation,… Continue reading In news: Two-child Norm

Riding on data for mobility

Context Data-based governance can assist in reducing traffic congestion, as illustrated by a pilot study in Hyderabad. How the Digital revolution is transforming lives Seamless and efficient interaction: The digital revolution has made interactions between humans and machines, and among citizens, governments and businesses, seamless and efficient. Helping efficient delivery of services: Today, e-governance enables… Continue reading Riding on data for mobility

Conviction of Hafiz Saeed

The Lashkar-e-Taiba founder (LeT) and Jamat-ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed was convicted by a Pakistan court in two terror-financing cases and sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison concurrently. Why such move? With pressure from the international community building up, Pakistan has been trying to convince the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to prevent it… Continue reading Conviction of Hafiz Saeed

A new approach on investment

Context When Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump to India this month the two leaders are expected to sign a first-ever trade agreement. What will be on the agenda of the trade deal? GSP issues: The restoration of India’s Generalised System of Preferences benefits, Pricing of medical devices. And agriculture trade are… Continue reading A new approach on investment

Shun fiscal adventurism

Context In the run-up to the budget, there was enormous pressure on the finance minister to launch a fiscal stimulus so as to pump-prime the economy. That she did not succumb to the temptation is a big relief. Why fiscal stimulus is unwarranted? There is already considerable stimulus in the system.  Excessive fiscal deficit: To her… Continue reading Shun fiscal adventurism

Private Members Bill

A member in Rajya Sabha appeared to abandon his plan of introducing a private member’s Bill on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a code that would be applicable to all religious communities in personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption. Private Member’s Bill A private member’s Bill is different from a government Bill… Continue reading Private Members Bill

Arsenic Contamination

As the geography of arsenic contamination spreads, there is an urgent need for governments to reorient mitigation measures. That’s because the focus till now has only been on drinking water, but new research says arsenic has contaminated our food chain. Arsenic contamination of water Arsenic contamination in groundwater is one of the most crippling issues… Continue reading Arsenic Contamination

SuperCam on Mars Rover 2020

  In its mission to Mars this summer, NASA is sending a new laser-toting robot called SuperCam as one of seven instruments aboard the Mars 2020 rover. SuperCam Called SuperCam, the robot is used for studying mineralogy and chemistry from up to about 7 metres away. It might help scientists find signs of fossilized microbial… Continue reading SuperCam on Mars Rover 2020

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