Silver Line Project Context: The Ministry of Railways has granted in-principle approval for the ‘Silver Line’ project, a proposal of the Kerala government. Now Critical voices have grown in strength citing ecological concerns About the Project: It involves laying of semi high-speed trains between the […]
Realizing Mediation Potential in India Context: The Chief Justice of India (CJI), speaking at the India-Singapore Mediation Summit in July 2021 had said that mediation should be made mandatory as a first step in dispute resolution and that a law should be framed in this regard. The […]
LIVESTOCK HEALTH Context: According to Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying the 20th Livestock Census report following observations can be made: The release provides key results reflecting the aggregate counts of various species as well as its comparison with the previous census. The total Livestock population is 535.78 […]
FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY Context: The world has recently seen the rise of authoritarian rulers in many countries. Democratic tenets which have been under attack in recent years appear set to face more onslaughts this year. The United States which was widely viewed as a […]
XENOTRANSPLANTATION Context: Surgeons in the US have transplanted a pig’s heart inside a human patient in a bold endeavour that represents a remarkable first in the world of medical science. This success could potentially end the years-long backlog of people waiting to receive a healthy […]
REGULATING CRYPTOCURRENCIES Context: Notwithstanding the eventual introduction of the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital bill in Parliament, cryptocurrencies continue to proliferate. At the moment, there is no legislature that covers cryptocurrencies in India. In India, owning cryptocurrencies is still not illegal. In […]
TRAI Context: The controversy over inclusion of the mmWave band in 5G auctions. Before the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) submits 5G pricing recommendations to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in March, the regulator had sought industries’ views (till January 11) on […]
Rising Inequalities Context: According to World Inequality Report (2022), India is now among the most unequal countries in the world. In India, the top 10% of the population earns 57% of the national income. Within the top 10%, the very elite top 1% earns […]
HATE SPEECH Context: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Ministry of Home Affairs and the police chiefs of Delhi and Uttarakhand to respond to petitions that people accusedof delivering hate speeches at a Dharm Sansad organised in Haridwar have not been arrested yet. A Bench led by […]
