8th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents A ‘duet’ for India’s urban women Investing in India’s youth A ‘DUET’ FOR INDIA’S URBAN WOMEN Context: The COVID-19 crisis has drawn attention to the insecurities that haunt the lives of the urban poor specially women. Relevance: GS Paper 2: Poverty and associated issues Mains Questions: Public works could provide valuable support to the […]
7th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents True fiscal responsibility A new map for the end of Oil Age In farm debate, a green reality check TRUE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY Context: The National Statistical Office (NSO) recently announced estimates of economic activity in the second quarter of the current financial year. The GDP contracted by 23.9% in that quarter (compared to the […]
5th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents The many layers to agricultural discontent Growth Pangs THE MANY LAYERS TO AGRICULTURAL DISCONTENT Context: COVID-19 triggered supply and demand challenges — and highlighted several problems of agricultural marketing for farmers. Topping the list is the reality that farmers need to be able to independently market their products directly to customers. Relevance: GS Paper […]
4th December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents The Iran challenge Personal choices, the Constitution’s endurance Does India’s neighbourhood policy need reworking? THE IRAN CHALLENGE Context: When Joe Biden left the government in 2017 after having served as Barack Obama’s Vice-President for eight years, the U.S.-Iran relationship was on a totally different trajectory from what it is now. Relevance: GS Paper 2: […]
3rd December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Castes count Hard Bargains and the Art of Policymaking Law Promises People With Disabilities Equality of Opportunities CASTES COUNT Context: The idea of a caste census is back in the realm of public debate, following the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to establish a commission to collect caste-wise data. Relevance: GS Paper 2: Historical underpinnings […]
2nd December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Regional priorities The pernicious idea of exclusive belonging REGIONAL PRIORITIES Context: Three years after joining the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), India hosted the SCO heads of governments (HoG) meeting for the first time on Monday. Relevance: GS Paper 2: Bilateral, Regional, Global groupings & Agreements (involving and/or affecting India) Mains Questions: The SCO […]
1st December 2020 – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents A misguided policy that cuts deep into patient safety Is a person’s address public information? A MISGUIDED POLICY THAT CUTS DEEP INTO PATIENT SAFETY Context: On November 20, the Central Council of Indian Medicine, a statutory body set up under the AYUSH Ministry to regulate Indian systems of medicine, issued a gazette notification allowing […]