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7th October – Why Urdu is an Indian language, not a foreign one?

Recently Punjab University, Chandigarh, had proposed to merge Department of Urdu language with school of foreign languages to be set

5th October – The brick and mortar of ‘FDI 2.0’

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI 1.0) has been welcome in India irrespective of whether or not its equity structure includes Indian

4th October – An effective plan to end the use of plastic

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the United Nations General Assembly that India was embarking on a “very large campaign”

3rd October – India’s fight against tuberculosis must face another enemy, HIV

According to the India TB Report 2019, 21.5 lakh tuberculosis (TB) cases in India were registered with the Revised National

2nd October – Urban Cooperative Banks

The Reserve Bank of India’s sudden direction last week capping withdrawals from Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank has dealt

1st October – Right to be forgotten

Google recently emerged victorious when the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that EU regulations on the right

30th September – Explained – Ranitidine

India’s drug regulator this week began looking into concerns of potential cancer-causing substances contaminating popular acidity drug ranitidine. The move

28th September – National Population Register – Explained

In the backdrop of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam excluding 19 lakh among the 3.3 crore who

27th September – E-assessment

Following the Finance Minister’s announcement that faceless scrutiny will be implemented from Vijayadashami day, i.e. October 8, 2019, the Central

26th September – The attack on agroecology

Agroecology is recognised worldwide as a system that enhances fertile landscapes, increases yields, restores soil health and biodiversity, promotes climate

25th September – Inequality of another kind

Recently, in Faheema Shirin v. State of Kerala, the Kerala High Court declared the right to Internet access as a

24th September – Harvard in Hisar?

The dream of a foreign education could be realised closer home in a few years’ time. Details – According to

23rd September – Deadlock in Afghanistan

In a dramatic turn of events, the US President announced in a tweet on September 7 that he has called-off

21st September – The best way to reform India’s architecture of fiscal federalism

On 29 July 2019, the government amended and added to the terms of reference (TOR) of the 15th Finance Commission

20th September – Explained – Why e-Cigarettes bother the Government?

On Wednesday, the Union Cabinet approved an ordinance prohibiting electronic cigarettes in the country. It makes production, manufacture, import, export,

19th September – Explained – Uniform Civil Code

What is Uniform Civil Code? Uniform Civil Code is one that would provide for one law for the entire country,

18th September – Floor Space Index

Ahead of the Assembly polls, the Maharashtra Government has unveiled a slew of measures to boost the flagging realty sector

17th September – Averting desertification

Of the several noteworthy outcomes of the 14th Conference of Parties (COP 14) to the United Nations Convention to Combat

16th September – A milestone in greater transparency, accountability

The Jan Soochna Portal (JSP) launched by the government of Rajasthan yesterday is a remarkable achievement in furtherance of the

14th September – Eradicating Malnutrition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent call in his monthly “Mann ki Baat” radio programme to intensify the drive against malnutrition

13th September – Explained – Motor Vehicles Amendment Act

With the Motor Vehicles Act 2019 coming into effect from September 1, the going has gotten difficult for those breaking

12th September – Explained – What is UNHRC?

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has expressed concern over the National Register of Citizens (NRC)

11th September – The Amazon fires, an alarm that lacks proportion

The upsurge of global environmental anxiety over the recent spate of forest fires in the Amazon, apparently marking a renewed

10th September – The case for privatising public sector banks

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor D. Subbarao, in an opinion piece has raised the question of whether India

9th September – Putting the pedal to the metal

The automobile industry is notoriously cyclical. It is also a lead indicator for economic growth. And it has been in

7th September – A weak chase – On controlling Hepatitis B

On September 3, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand became the first four countries in the World Health Organisation’s southeast Asia

6th September – Putting accident victims at the centre of vehicles law

It is well known that India is one of the most accident-prone countries in the world, accounting for nearly 1,50,000

5th September – Explained – Slowdown in automobile sector

The slowdown in the auto sector has worsened, with leading car manufacturers posting up to a 50 percent drop in

4th September – NRC – Who’s in, who’s out

National Register of Citizens – Who’s in, who’s out The publication of the final list of the National Register of

3rd September – Is the slowdown cyclical or structural?

The slowdown is cyclic, aggravated by a focus on structural reform, that neglected responding to a slowdown in industry and

2nd September – Big bank theory : on Public Sector Banks merger

For its sheer magnitude, the scale and the ability to disrupt the status quo, the megabank mergers announced by Finance

31st August – Government needs to be prudent in using RBI’s reserves

With the acceptance of the Bimal Jalan committee’s report by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the stand-off between the

30th August – Debenture Redemption Reserve

One of the recent measures taken by the government to boost the fear-ridden bond market was the decision to do

29th August – Rediscovering development banks

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s press conference on August 23, announcing a slew of measures to boost the economy and financial

28th August – Giving wings to better air connectivity

Giving wings to better air connectivity Civil aviation is a Central subject and one that barely got significant attention from

27th August – A bottom-up approach to conservation

In 2018, many people thought that the floods and landslides in Kerala that caused huge financial losses and manifold human

26th August – Challenges ahead in Kashmir

After many decades New Delhi has made a paradigm shift in its Kashmir policy. The strategic shift – The new

24th August – Government medical education hugely subsidised – here’s how

The Supreme Court, in an order upholding compulsory rural service bonds imposed by states for admission to PG and specialty

23rd August – New Delhi’s options in the face of Beijing’s stance on Kashmir (Harsh V Pant)

China’s support for Pakistan’s position on Kashmir at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has once again underscored the difficult

22nd August – Population and Patriotism

Population and Patriotism Speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi equated

21st August – Modern Monetary Theory (Very important)

Modern Monetary Theory attempts to provide a solution to fund-strapped countries such as ours. The theory, supported by economists such

20th August – An intervention that leads to more questions

India is one of two countries — China being the other — that adheres to a doctrine of No First

19th August – 5G Infrastructure for Global Digital Economy

5G Infrastructure for Global Digital Economy 5G is the next generation of wireless technology. ‘Generations’ are technically defined by their

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

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24th October – Fighting Fake News

The Maharashtra cyber police recently tied up with a fact-checking app, Logically, to detect fake news and bias ahead of

23rd October – A roadmap for criminal justice reforms

Home Minister Amit Shah recently said that the Bureau of Police Research and Development should work on a proposal to

22nd October – Icy challenge : Distrust towards Chinese interference in Arctic an opportunity for India

India, as we know, is not an Arctic nation, or even a ‘near-Arctic’ one, but China has designated itself to

21st October – The coming disruption in India’s job market

India has already passed the Code on Wages, 2019, which amalgamates four separate laws — the Payment of Wages Act,

19th October – An inclusive strategy for India to revive its economic growth

From a peak of 8.1% in the fourth quarter of 2017-18, growth in gross domestic product (GDP) has now decelerated

18th October – Railways Privatisation

Indian Railways has launched itself on the road to privatisation by flagging off the Tejas Express running between Lucknow and

17th October – What a carbon tax can and can’t achieve against climate change?

Profound uncertainty about the impact of climate change means that estimates of the social cost of carbon have been all

16th October – Let’s legalise casinos

The Delhi Police have reportedly arrested 58 people who were allegedly gambling in an illegal casino that was operating at

15th October – A tax policy that could work

The Indian government should now be desperate to raise more tax revenues. It missed its tax targets massively in the

14th October – Will DaMo help NaMo and Xi at Mahabalipuram?

It is strategic civilisational diplomacy at its symbolic best. Narendra Modi found that his second informal summit with Xi Jinping

12th October – RCEP – Opportunity, fears in regional trade deals

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is in Bangkok for the eighth Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ministerial meeting. What is the

11th October – E-cigarette ban prevents a disease from becoming life-threatening

The ban on e-cigarette is targeted at removing a cancer that was threatening the life of unsuspecting users. Smoking –

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