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07Feb 2023

UAE-Federal Personal Status Laws

News: UAE is a Muslim nation that practises conservatively. The UAE’s legal system reflects its religious beliefs. Due to severe penalties, businessmen have recently started to leave the nation. The nation is losing its overseas markets for trade. For instance, in the UAE, foreigners have been imprisoned for making out in public. For utilising CBD …

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07Feb 2023

Australia removes British Monarchy from Bank notes

News: Former British colonies are choosing how to relate to Britain constitutionally. India, for example, changed the name of the Rajpath to Kartavya Path. Similar to this, Australia will no longer print the portrait of the British monarch on its coinage. Australia’s five dollar bills are undergoing modifications. The latest currency to feature the image …

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07Feb 2023

India to be theme country at 2025 Madrid International Book Fair

News: Spain has been hosting the Madrid Book Fair since 1993. Publishers from throughout the world have set up around 350 stalls. During the fair, there are also book signings. India will be the focus of the 2025 Madrid International Book Fair. The International Book Fair, which took place in Kolkata in January 2023, has …

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07Feb 2023

Does India need a population policy?

Context: United Nations published data to show that India would surpass China as the world’s most populous country by 2023. At the same time India’s total fertility rate has dropped below the replacement rate of 2.1 births per woman. What elements need to be included? From a family planning approach to a family welfare approach. …

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07Feb 2023

United Nations 2.0

Context: The United Nations was created in 1945 to protect the world from another destructive war and maintain global peace. With time the organisation is losing its shine and needs reforms to remain relevant. What recent events reinforce the demand? The COVID-19 pandemic The pandemic was a weak moment for UN’s multilateralism. It highlighted the …

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06Feb 2023

Elderly Population in India

Context: The share of the elderly (persons aged 60 years and above) in India’s population, close to 9% in 2011, is growing fast and may reach 18% by 2036 according to the National Commission on Population. If India is to ensure a decent quality of life for the elderly in the near future, planning and …

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06Feb 2023

Marital Rape

Context: Recently, the Supreme Court Monday sought the Centre’s response on a batch of petitions related to criminalisation of marital rape. What is Marital Rape? Marital Rape is defined as sexual action that is unwelcomed by the partner, which is carried out without the female partner’s consent or against her will in a coercive and …

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04Feb 2023

Climate Change and Indian Monsoon

Context: Monsoon in India has undergone several changes over the years. A shift in the track of the monsoon system, low pressure and depression travelling south of their position and flash floods are a result of this change. These changes are responsible for intense and unprecedented weather conditions over those regions which once struggled to …

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04Feb 2023

Budget 2023: The Conception of Amrit Kaal

Budget 2023 hopes to build on the foundation laid in the previous Budget, and the blueprint drawn for India@100. It envisions a prosperous and inclusive India, in which the fruits of development reach all regions and citizens, especially our youth, women, farmers, OBCs, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The Finance Minister termed it as the …

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03Feb 2023

Space Militarism

Space as military domain Space as a military domain is a well-accepted fact. Space is as much recognized as a military domain as land, water, air and cyber. Efforts by different countries in the area 1.India In India, historically, space has remained the sole jurisdiction of its civilian space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation …

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