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17th August – Understanding the post of ‘Chief of Defence Staff’

In his Independence Day address Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the creation of the post of Chief of Defence

16th August – States of the Union

One unintended consequence of this government’s abrogation of Article 370 has been a significant alteration in the dynamics of Centre-state

15th August – Writing out a clean Bill on health

Over the past few days, there have been expressions of concern in various fora over a few clauses of the

14th August – Rooting AI in ethics

Let us look at the theoretical basis of understanding ethics with an example. A cigarette company wants to decide on

13th August – A point to ponder over in the POCSO Bill

There has been much development recently with respect to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. Details

12th August – Kashmir issue – Explained

By the stroke of midnight on 5th August, when India was asleep, it had no idea of that day being

10th August – The long arm of the new CSR law

The latest changes in company law relating to corporate social responsibility (CSR) have created a situation in which a firm

9th August – The big picture on tigers

Results of a once-in-four-years estimation of tiger numbers show us that India has about 3,000 of them. This is relevant

8th August – Lessons for Kashmir’s economic integration with the rest of India

While abrogating the Article 370 from Kashmir, Home minister Amit Shah said that the way ahead will be determined by

Article 370 – Explained in detail

Under Article 1 of the Indian Constitution, the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is a constituent state of Indian

6th August – New Consumer Protection Bill

The passing of the Consumer Protection Bill by the Lok Sabha in the ongoing session of Parliament is a welcome

5th August – The taproot of conservation justice

What is FRA? The Forest Rights Act (FRA) is a piece of social legislation which aims to address the historical

3rd August – Time to articulate a ‘Moral Code of Conduct’

Moral Code of Conduct Of late, the poisoning of public discourse in India through the frequent invocation of religion by

2nd August – Transforming livelihoods through farm ponds

With an increased variability of monsoons and rapidly depleting groundwater tables, large parts of India are reeling under water stress.

1st August – Padding up for the next UNSC innings

Despite the fact that India has served as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) more often

Hydroponic Farming: Advantages and Disadvantages

Hydroponic farming is a boon for those who love gardening but are unable to do so because of lack of

31st July – The survival struggle for payments banks

Since at least 1969, financial inclusion has been a core goal of Indian policy. Among the relatively recent efforts in

30th July – Risk to Federalism

In a recent decision by the Union Cabinet, the terms of reference of the Fifteenth Finance Commission were amended, so

29th July – The crime of silence around the country’s suicide epidemic

Every 40 seconds, someone somewhere in the world takes his or her own life. According to the World Health Organisation

27th July – The terrorist tag : on the latest amendments to the NIA Act

Lok Sabha has recently amended the NIA Act to introduce few changes in the mandate of the National Investigative Agency.

26th July – Having the last word on ‘population control’

On July 11, World Population Day, a Union Minister expressed alarm, in a Tweet, over what he called the “population

25th July – Faltering steps in the anti-AIDS march

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, is expected to appoint a new executive director of the UNAIDS on the recommendation of

24th July – What’s NEXT? – National Medical Commission

A new version of the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill has some sharp divergences from the original. Background – Presented

23rd July – Facial recognition is an invasive and inefficient tool

The Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) recently proposed by the Ministry of Home Affairs is geared towards modernising the police

22 July – The spirit of Indian federalism

The issue of India’s federal nature has been both a subject of reiteration and conflict between the ruling party and

20th July – How MGNREGA transformed into a monument of failure?

There is now a plethora of evidence that the economy has been cooling down over the last three years. It

19th July – At the UNSC, a three-point agenda

India’s singular objective as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2021-22 should be to help

18th July – The wheels to a low carbon transport system

Congested streets and polluted air are common experiences in India’s metropolises, although the average Indian contributes only minuscule amounts of

17th July – The 1969 bank nationalisation did India more harm than good

The Indian financial sector underwent a tectonic shift 50 years ago this week, when the Indira Gandhi government nationalised the

16th July – Ecological perils of discounting the future

In a report last year, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) called the Chennai floods of 2015 a

15th July – Jobless growth becomes more systemic

The findings of the latest employment survey called the Periodic Labour Force Survey (2017-18), are a cause for concern as

13th July – Picking out plastic : on recycling and waste management

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has put 52 producers, brand owners, and importers, including big online retailers such as

12th July – Turning down the heat : on forest restoration

During the run-up to the Paris climate change meeting in 2015 (COP-21) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate

11th July – The malaise of malnutrition

A new report, ‘Food and Nutrition Security Analysis, India, 2019’, authored by the Government of India and the United Nations

10th July – The budget’s NBFC lifeline needs rework

After months of dithering and allowing the financial sector, especially non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), to thrash about in deep waters,

9th July – Reclaiming the Indo-Pacific narrative

At the 34th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bangkok in June, its member states finally

8th July – Fix design flaws in NPS to make it more appealing

By 2031, the elderly population in India is expected to grow as much as 75%. However, as the RBI Household

6th July – The case for a nudge in the right direction

In this year’s Economic Survey, there are high notes and low, but rather few false ones. It rouses just enough

5th July – A scheme for farmers that has not reached most farmers (PM-Kisan)

The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan), a cash transfer programme that draws on major initiatives by two State governments,

4th July – Decide on Huawei

It’s about time that India thoroughly investigates security concerns around Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei. The real deal – While

3rd July – DNA Concerns

The Cabinet has just cleared the DNA Technology (Use & Application) Regulation Bill, which will be presented to Parliament shortly.

2nd July – All you wanted to know about LIBRA

The highly secretive crypto currency project that Facebook had been working on, over the last few years, has finally been

01st July – Data analytics to check tax evasion

Recently a standing committee of Parliament tabled a report on the status of unaccounted income and wealth, both inside and

29th June – A policy to regulate coaching centres

In May, a deadly fire at a coaching centre in Surat snuffed out 22 young lives. The rate of suicides

28th June – Rising population – Disastrous dividend

In a dubious first, India is set to become the most populous nation in 2027, surpassing China, according to an

27th June – India must recognise the right to a minimum decent life

The aftermath of the horrific tragedy in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, where the systemic failure of health care has killed over a

26th June – A commendable reform in the draft National Policy on Education

The draft National Policy on Education is in the public domain for comments till June 30, 2019. Details – A

25th June – Reimagining the NITI Aayog

India’s Constitution-makers thought of India as a union of States with a centripetal bias, done, advisedly, to preserve the unity

24th June – The Universalism of Yoga

When 21 June was first declared as International Day of Yoga (IDY), it was accepted warmly by most countries of

22nd June – All you wanted to know about CAFE regulations

To combat vehicular pollution, the government is looking to advance the 2030 deadline for Indian manufacturers to switch over to

21st June – What a 5 trillion $ economy would look like?

At the meeting of the Governing Council of the NITI Aayog last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the target

20th June – Building confidence BIT by BIT

Foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflows to India in 2018-19 contracted by 1%, according to the government’s own data. After

19th June – A blinkered understanding of migration

India has been home to one of the longest and largest episodes of emigration in the world, from the Second

18th June – In the absence of a good law

Recently, the Supreme Court expressed its growing concern over the award of tenders being challenged in writ proceedings almost as

17th June – BIMSTEC – Towards a security architecture

The renewed mandate for PM Modi holds several implications for India’s domestic and foreign policy both. The presence of Bay

15th June – The dangers posed by AI driven ‘deepfakes’

Academics and researchers typically accuse the media of scaremongering and painting dystopian scenarios, especially when it comes to the coverage

14th June – Giving solar power a leg-up (Important topic for Mains 2019)

India’s renewables transition has so far been a success story, with the share of renewables capacity increasing sharply in recent

13th June – A shift eastward

The last government was sworn in in the presence of leaders of the countries of the South Asian Association for

12th June – The merits of a free ride

The Delhi government’s proposal to make metro and bus travel free for women not only encourages women to use public

11th June – All you need to know about ‘interoperability’

In November last year, SEBI came up with guidelines to usher in interoperability among clearing corporations. The deadline given to

10th June – Jal Shakti

One of the highlights of Government formation for a second time under the prime ministership of Narendra Modi was the

8th June – Drought Scare

A series of reports clearly indicates that nearly 40 per cent of the country is facing an acute paucity of

7th June – India needs a solar manufacturing strategy

The Prime Minister’s emphasis since 2014 has given a new fillip to solar power installation. The unit costs of solar

5th June – For clean energy, focus on energy efficiency

According to a report by the WHO, the elevated pollution levels have bred a host of secondary issues like respiratory

4th June – Truce in Telecom

For the fourth quarter of financial year 2018-19, the most keenly watched metric in the results of the telecom service

Tips for Cracking Any Exam Successfully

Exams are considered the most horrible bit of student life. The pressure to pass every test and score good

1st May – Ten customs reforms that will lift our trade

Here are 10 suggestions to improve Customs’ functioning. Implementing these will have a significant impact. After all, every year, merchandise

30th April – We need an urban jobs guarantee scheme

India is facing a crisis of both quantity and quality of employment. Despite lack of recent official statistics, it seems

29th April – Competing for the best

The flow of academics, for decades, has been from India to other countries. This flow of talent has heavily impacted

27th April – Get it right

The joint initiative of the finance ministry and the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog to devise a system

26th April – Taking advantage of the BRI

There are at least five reasons why India should have sent an observer to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

25th April – Outer Space Lessons

As scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) work toward ‘Mission Gaganyaan’, to send three Indian astronauts into space,

24th April – A half written promise

A half written promise While all major parties make some piecemeal promises to women, the recognition of sexual and reproductive

23rd April – Domestic Gas Pricing Formula

Earlier this month, the Centre increased the price of domestic natural gas by nearly 10 per cent to $3.69/mmbtu. This

22nd April – Humanise the law – draft Indian Forest Act

Modernising colonial era laws is a long-delayed project, but the draft Indian Forest Act, 2019 is woefully short of being

20th April – Predictable chaos in Libya

General Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army, is advancing on the capital Tripoli, having taken control of the

19th April – Trawling for a sustainable livelihood

For a country which is home to 10 per cent of the world’s total biodiversity of fish, one which happens

18th April – Police reforms must be expedited

In the run-up to the 2019 general elections national security has emerged as a major issue. To strengthen only external

17th April – State funding of elections

Why state financing is the only way to ensure fair and transparent poll funding? In just 28 days since the

16th April – Necessary steps to ending poverty

It is by now close to 50 years since Indira Gandhi brought the idea of eradicating poverty into the electoral

15th April – Our bankruptcy code is world class

The World Bank conducts an annual examination to gauge the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ in nearly 200 economies and ranks

13rd April – Fixing FAME-II

The government’s FAME-II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India) programme has received some criticism about

A rare opportunity

Recent developments have not given the rare disease community much to celebrate. The suspension of the National Policy for the

India’s Policy Plans Could Hold Back Its Digital Startups

Indian startups have helped put the country on the map by building products and services that are tackling some of

All you need to know about Composition Scheme

All you need to know about Composition Scheme From the next financial year (April 1, 2019), tax payers under the

India needs to join WTO talks on e-commerce, for MSMEs’ sake

India needs to join WTO talks on e-commerce, for MSMEs’ sake India has released its draft e-commerce policy for stakeholders’

A blow to the IBC process?

A blow to the IBC process? February 12, 2018, would go down as a milestone in banking as RBI brought

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