19th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Content: Friend and neighbour Swaminathan Report: National Commission on Farmers Editorial: Friend and neighbour Context: The virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, where they discussed issues ranging from the violent border incidents to the COVID-19 fight, demonstrates their desire to reboot India-Bangladesh ties that have faced challenges in […]
18th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Content: Shackles and ties Converting waste to energy Editorial: Shackles and ties Context: With the transition period of the U.K.’s exit from the EU (or Brexit) ending this month, the Boris Johnson government is beginning to firm up its partnerships outside its region, and British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s Delhi visit came with a declaration […]
17th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Content Excellence in diversity The many challenges for WTO The long road to food security Editorial: Excellence in diversity Context: The significant expansion of the IIT system since 2008, after reservation was extended to student candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes, has resulted in a vexed situation in which these institutions are unable to find […]
16th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Content Punjab, Haryana need to look beyond MSP crops From a digital India to a digital Bharat Defending the last bastion Editorial: Punjab, Haryana need to look beyond MSP crops Context: In tackling agri-crises, these core Green Revolution States must shift to high value crops and promote non-farm activities. Relevance: GS Paper 3: Farm subsidies […]
15th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Content Green over brown Firing a warning shot across big tech’s bows India needs to rethink its nutrition agenda Editorial: Green over brown Context: India asserted at the virtual Climate Ambition Summit, co-convened by the UN to mark five years of the Paris Agreement, that it is well on its way to not just fulfilling […]
14th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Hazardous ideas for the Himalayas WHO’S AFRAID OF WOMEN AGRI REFORMS 3: THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020 Editorial: Hazardous ideas for the Himalayas Context: China and India have been competing with each other to build hydroelectric dams in an ecologically fragile and seismically vulnerable area. Relevance: GS Paper 3: Environmental conservation; Environmental pollution […]
12th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Love on the razor’s edge Agri Reforms 2: The Farmers (Empowerment And Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 LOVE ON THE RAZOR’S EDGE Context: A flurry of FIRs against consensual inter-faith relationships and marriages have been registered in Uttar Pradesh ever since the government introduced a law against forced conversion […]
11th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents All is now fair in India’s ailing pedagogic spaces’ The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (promotion and facilitation) act, 2020 ALL IS NOW FAIR IN INDIA’S AILING PEDAGOGIC SPACES Context: The novel coronavirus pandemic has created its own pressure on the education sector. Response to this pressure reflects poor systemic capacity to adapt to […]
10th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Who wants federalism Thousand days of nutrition, and a billion dreams WHO WANTS FEDERALISM Context: It is true that the Centre disproportionately controls resources in India; but very few states have shown a zeal to increase their own financial headroom by utilising whatever powers they might have on taxation. Relevance: GS Paper 2: Functions […]
9th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents In Stanford ranking, hope for Indian science The rise of the AI economy IN STANFORD RANKING, HOPE FOR INDIAN SCIENCE Context: The government has plans to set up a National Research Foundation (NRF) with an aim to catalyse and energise research and innovation across all academic disciplines, particularly at the university and college levels. […]