August Editorial 2019

SPELLING OUT THE GOVERNMENT’S RBI WINDFALL
31, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the transfer of record Rs 1.76 lakh crore dividend and surplus reserves to the Government. Introduction: The…
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GENDER EQUALITY AND GENDER PARITY
30, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: The lack of Gender equality and Gender Parity in India which has also been reflected in the recent reports has highlighted back the everlasting…
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A BITTER HARVEST THAT WE COULD STILL PREVENT
29, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: IPCC released a special report, “Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security,…
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IS PAKISTAN’S MOVE TO TAKE KASHMIR ISSUE TO INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE A LOST CAUSE?
28, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Introduction: Since the Indian Government's decision to abrogate the special status of Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan has tried every measure to Internationalize the issue. Islamabad…
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KAZIRANGA’S ARTIFICIAL HIGHLANDS: NOT THE ‘REAL’ SOLUTION
27, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: During Assam floods Images of the devastation it caused on helpless animals, was that of a group of one-horned rhinos huddled on a dry…
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A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH TO CONSERVATION
26, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: The recent floods of Kerala has brought the issue of Conservation of Western Ghats and regarding committee recommendations again into limelight. Introduction: The back…
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AN END TO ARMS CONTROL CONSENSUS
24, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: Recently U.S.A has announced that it was formally withdrawing from the INF treaty. But the countdown on the U.S.-Russia Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF)…
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ALL OUT AT SEA: ON INDIA’S ENGAGEMENTS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
23, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: A series of bilateral exercises with regional navies in the Indian Ocean recently have demonstrated the Indian Navy’s resolve to preserve operational leverage in…
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THE RISKS OF LEGALIZING CANNABIS
22, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: There is a growing movement in the West to legalise cannabis, with rumblings of the same rising viciously in India. What is Cannabis? Cannabis…
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A TOP POST, ITS PROMISE AND PERIL
21, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: On Independence Day, our honourable Prime Minister announced the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Introduction: The CDS is a…
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TAKING ON TB: ON NEW ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS DRUG
20, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: The anti-tuberculosis drug Pretomanid was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that will be a game changer for treating people with…
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A LAW FOR THOSE WHO TESTIFY
19, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context The recent accident in Rae Bareli in which a rape survivor’s two aunts died, and which left her and her lawyer in a critical…
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LESSONS AFTER THE GREAT DELUGE
16, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: The recent floods in the Kerala has brought the issue of Disaster Management again into the limelight. Introduction: Rise in average global temperatures have…
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DELIBERATE, DON’T DISRUPT: ON BUDGET SESSION
14, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: Recently our Honourable Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has sought a consensus on a Code of Conduct for MPs and MLAs. Introduction: One of the…
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WHY MINIMUM WAGE WON’T FIX INDIA’S WOES?
14, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: Parliament has passed the Code on Wages Bill, 2019 mandating a minimum wage across the country in its first session itself. Concern: This law…
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QUIT INDIA — A SHORT HISTORY OF A ‘DO OR DIE’ NATIONAL STRUGGLE
13, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: 77th anniversary of Quit India movement was observed on August 8th, 2019. Every year 8 August is celebrated in India as August Kranti Din.…
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THE HARD REALITIES OF INDIA’S FAST-TRACK COURTS
12, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: Recently Minister for Women and Child Development has informed the Rajya Sabha that the government has proposed to set up fast-track courts to clear…
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ECONOMIC MILESTONE AND A POIGNANT ANNIVERSARY
10, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: The government’s recent decision to appraise the idea of privatising Public Sector Banks (PSB) and rising noises from the RBI for the same. Introduction:…
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BIGGER AND BETTER: ON NUMBER OF SUPREME COURT JUDGES
09, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: Union Cabinet has recently approved a proposal to increase the strength of judges in Supreme Court from the present 31 to 34 (i.e. by…
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UNDERSTANDING THE CONSUMER PROTECTION BILL 2019
08, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 was recently passed by the Lok Sabha which on clearance by the Parliament stands to repeal the Consumer Protection…
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THE ROOTS OF SEXUAL BRUTALITY
07, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: The recent sexual assault cases of Unnao and Kathua has brought the ever-menacing rape issue into limelight again. Introduction: "While a murderer destroys the…
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PIECING TOGETHER KASHMIR’S AUDACIOUS ROAD MAP
06, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: The recent order of the Central Government scrapping Article 370 and Art 35A which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Introduction: The President…
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FROM PLATE TO PLOUGH: IN THE SHADE OF SOLAR TREES
05, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: The recent statement of our Finance Minister about transforming Annadata (farmer) into an Urjadata (producer of solar power) in her maiden Budget speech. Introduction:…
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE ANTI DEFECTION LAW & THE WAY AHEAD
03, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: The recent political instability that have arised in the states of Karnataka and Goa has brought the Anti-Defection law again in the limelight. Introduction:…
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HOW BIG DATA CAN BOOST AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
02, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: The rising farmers suicide due to agricultural distress and falling farmers income has made us to strike at new innovative technological ideas. What is…
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TRANSFORMING LIVELIHOODS THROUGH FARM PONDS
01, Aug 2019 | Editorial
Context: The recent NITI Aayog meeting that stressed upon rainwater harvesting and innovative water management techniques to fight against drought like situations in the country.…
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