The demand for Scottish Independence Context: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rejected a call from the new First Minister of Scotland and leader of the governing Scottish National Party (SNP), Humza Yousaf, to hold a second referendum for Scotland’s independence from the U.K. In the […]
Why India should cut down on its salt intake Points to Ponder: Consuming too much salt puts Indians’ health at risk for hypertension, heart disease, and stroke. The average sodium intake in India is higher than the physiological requirement and surpasses the WHO’s recommendation of […]
Time to put a price on carbon emissions Points to ponder: A carbon tax is a tool that captures the external costs of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions—costs of emissions that the general public bears—and links them to their sources through a price, typically in […]
India-Romania pact on defence to help in better cooperation Context: The defence cooperation agreement signed between India and Romania earlier this week will enhance collaboration through the exchange of expertise and knowledge on subjects of mutual interest including co-development and co-production of military hardware, says […]
India, Malaysia move beyond dollar to settle trade in rupee #GS03 Context: India and Malaysia have agreed to settle trade in the Indian rupee, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Saturday. Points to ponder: India and Malaysia have agreed to settle trade in Indian […]
Poor testing of pashmina shawls still poses a problem #GS01 #GS03 Context: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI), a Valley-based traders’ body, has raised the issue of confiscation and poor testing of pashmina shawls with the Union Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate […]
No idols, no arms: the Pattanam mystery #GS01 Context: In the serene village of Pattanam in central Kerala lies the only multicultural archaeological site on the southwestern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Often referred to as the ‘first emporium’ of the Indian Ocean, Muziris — […]
Can countries be sued over climate change? #GS03 Context: On March 29, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution that asked the International Court of Justice at The Hague to provide an opinion on what kind of obligations countries have towards climate change reduction, […]
A Long and Rocky Road to Economic Recovery #GS03 Context: The International Monetary Fund has approved a $3 billion package for Sri Lanka. When the government implements the conditions stipulated by the Fund, it is Sri Lanka’s poor who will bear the brunt, reports Meera […]
India’s semiconductor mission might need a compass #GS03 Context: The United States Department of Commerce and its Indian counterpart have recently concluded a memorandum of understanding in March 2023 to ensure that subsidies by each country do not come in the way of India’s semiconductor […]