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Context: It has been reported recently that land allotted to compensatory afforestation is being ‘diverted’ for non-forest purposes, like industrial or infrastructure development. What is Compensatory Afforestation? Compensatory afforestation means that every time forest land is diverted for non-forest purposes such as mining or industry, the user agency pays for planting forests over an equal …
Read MoreContext: Two recent sets of data released by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) and the National Statistical Office (NSO) provide insights into the process of structural transformation in the Indian economy, especially in relation to the agriculture and manufacturing sectors. What is structural transformation? Structural transformation as fundamentally a compositional shift that entails the …
Read MoreWhat is NPT? The NPT was negotiated during the 1960s to reconcile three competing objectives: controlling the further spread of nuclear weapons beyond the P-5 countries that had already tested committing to negotiating reductions of nuclear arsenals leading to their elimination sharing the benefits of peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology. The first was …
Read MoreContext: International Labour Organization’s latest Global Wage Report ”suggests that the COVID-19 crisis inflicted massive downward pressure on wages and disproportionately affected women’s total wages compared to men. This greater wage reduction for women means that the pre-existing gender pay gap has widened. Why does the gap exist? Gender Pay gap can be attributed to …
Read MoreContext: In his recent lecture at Cambridge University an Indian opposition party leader alleged that the Israeli-made spyware Pegasus had been used to snoop on him. What was the Pegasus issue? Pegasus, developed by the Israel-based cybersecurity company NSO Group, first made headlines in October 2019, when Facebook-owned platform WhatsApp said that journalists and human …
Read MoreContext: As Forests absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide that is emitted in various economic activities, keeping a check on global warming, Several countries and corporations, keen to present an environment-friendly image try to ensure that they avoid consumption of any product that might be the result of deforestation or illegal logging. This is where …
Read MoreNews: An event was conducted to celebrate the accomplishment of “SWAYATT,” a project that was initially introduced in February 2019. Promoting Start-ups, Women, and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions on Government eMarketplace is the goal of the SWAYATT Initiative (GeM). The objective is to encourage the inclusion of different types of sellers and service providers …
Read MoreNews: A recent warning against “paid news” was released to the print media by the Press Council of India (PCI). It states that words made by any leader should not be misinterpreted or misquoted in the media. Political news that is published in a rival publication with comparable content strongly implies that the news …
Read MoreNews: India Ratings and Research, a credit rating agency, has stated that banks will have enough time and financial resources to withstand the effects of the switch to the projected credit loss regime. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently advocated switching the banking system from a “incurred loss” strategy to one that bases …
Read MoreNews: After first indications of a financing standard breach, the Center suspended the Centre for Policy Research’s (CPR) Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence. The Foreign Contribution Control Act was passed in 1976 during the Emergency as a result of concerns that foreign governments were funding independent organisations to meddle in India’s internal affairs. …
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