[Economy] An effective plan to monetise government assets
A debate on the monetisation of unutilised and under-utilised government and public sector assets has started with the introduction of a roadmap for monetisation in the Union budget. […]
[IR] Brahmos and Manila Deal
Earlier this month, India and the Philippines signed the “Implementing Arrangement” for “procurement of defense material and equipment procurement”. This agreement lays the groundwork for sales of defence systems such as the highly anticipated export of the BrahMos cruise missile, through the government-to-government route. […]
[Society] Aadhaar as a hurdle: On authentication failures and welfare delivery
The Supreme Court, recently, did the right thing by terming as serious the allegation by a petitioner that three crore ration cards were cancelled for not being linked with the Aadhaar database and that these were connected to reported starvation deaths in some States. […]
[Science] Einstein’s century
In the spring of 1905, a young man began the journey from obscurity to scientific stardom. Within a decade, he would be hailed as a genius who towered over his contemporaries, even in an era that had no dearth of brilliant minds in science. […]
[History] Russian revolution and Bhagat Singh.
Syllabus Connect :- General Studies -Paper I (The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country) Mains Connect:- Discuss the influence of Russian revolution and its impact on shaping Indian national movement through Bhagat Singh. BHAGAT SINGH and his comrades – like all [...]
[Announcement] Essay Test Series 2021.
Dear Students, The Essay Test series for 2021 has already begun and We have conducted a Scholarship test as well. All the submitted essays are evaluated already and tele-counselling is complete. Coupon Codes has already been sent to students depending upon their score in scholarship test. Two Essay Tests are [...]
[Economy] Public spending for private revival
A chapter in the October 2020 edition of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) biannual publication, Fiscal Monitor, argues that as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to support the recovery as COVID-19 induced lockdowns are relaxed and the world moves to a post-pandemic phase, enhancing public expenditure is crucial. So, governments, [...]
[Environment] A forest in Mexico by Forest Man of India.
The ‘Forest Man of India’, Jadav Payeng, is sharing his expertise in the North American country. […]
[Society] The Tech evolution and Padarox Within.
There exists a stark difference between the rates of the biological and socio-cultural evolution of humans. Scientists believe that we are still evolving and adapting, but not any serious breakthrough has occurred for a long time. On the other hand, our socio-cultural evolution has gone faster over time. [...]
Ethics Series-MAN and the STATE -Part V
The Views of Mill and Spencer:- This dream of social reform and the building of a more ideal society was basic to the thinking of JOHN STUART MILL also. He believed that the phenomena of social living conformed to fixed laws just as other phenomena do. However, he recognized that [...]