Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

Why does India need a Bankruptcy law? The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code has been hailed as an excellent reform for India that will pay a critical role in improving the ease of doing business.

Monsoon Updates

El Niño is a climate cycle in the Pacific Ocean with a global impact on weather patterns. Keep up with the latest updates and a comprehensive report on how it affects Indian monsoon.

Soil Health Management – NMSA, Soil Health Card, etc.

Soil Health Card – A Tool For Agri Revolution Launched by the central government in February 2015, the scheme is tailor-made to issue ‘Soil card’ to farmers which will carry crop-wise recommendations of nutrients and fertilizers required for the individual farms. Agriculture as primary activity in India Agriculture since ages is the mainstay of the… Continue reading

BCCI Reforms – Lodha Committee, etc.

What are the key points of Lodha committee report? Analysing the report under various dimensions.

PPP Investment Models: HAM, Swiss Challenge, Kelkar Committee

Kelkar Committee Report: Reforming the PPP In the Union Budget 2015-16, Finance Minister announced that the PPP mode of infrastructure development has to be revisited, and revitalized. In pursuance of this announcement, a Committee was constituted to look into the issues. The proposals include a provision for monetisation of projects, revamp of the model concession agreement… Continue reading

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Myanmar

Finally democracy triumphed in Myanmar. Can India leverage its democratic institutions to further cement its relationship with 'the land of golden pagodas'?

Gravitational Wave Observations

Eureka moment: Gravitational waves found Recently, Gravitational waves, the cosmic ripples that distort space-time itself, have been directly detected for the first time. Let’s know about this unprecedented discovery! What is so special about this eureka moment? For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves, arriving… Continue reading

Real Estate Industry

How the real estate regulatory bill impacts the status quo

Judicial Pendency

Ending Tareekh pe Tareekh Syndrome

Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism – NCA, Lok Adalats, etc.

CAN NCA BE THE PANACEA TO JUDICIAL PENDENCY?

Capital Markets: Challenges and Developments

Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pacific Island Nations

What are Pacific Island Nations (PINs)? These are 14 island countries in Pacific Ocean – Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu These countries range in land area from the largest Papua New Guinea (461,700 sq km) to the smallest Nauru… Continue reading

Foreign Policy Watch: India-SCO

India becomes a permanent member at SCO. What next?

Oil and Gas Sector – HELP, Open Acreage Policy, etc.

Recently, Cabinet has approved new Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP), which will replace New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP), for Oil and Gas exploration, Will that make any change in oil and gas exploration regime? Let’s see this in brief! Let’s first take an overview of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) was… Continue reading

Foreign Policy Watch: India – EU

Timeline of EU source 19 April 1951: European Coal and Steel Community Treaty signed by Germany, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgium and Netherlands. May 1952: European Defence Community (EDC) Treaty. August 1954: France rejects the EDC treaty. 25 March 1957: Treaties of Rome signed: creates Common Market / European Economic Community (EEC) and European Atomic Energy… Continue reading

Rural Infrastructure Schemes

Has 2 departments under it – Dept. of Rural Development and Dept. of Land Resources. National level schemes under them – Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for rural roads development, Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) rural emploment and for rural housing, Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) & Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP).

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