[Environment] Mangroves, Mumbai and Climate change
THE occurrence of two cyclones in consecutive seasons—Cyclone Nisarga in 2020 and cyclone Tauktae in 2021—is highly unusual for the west coast of India but fits in with the warnings of experts. […]
[Policy] India’s Arctic Policy (In-Depth
Context The Arctic region has recently assumed considerable strategic significance as it has been underlined by the policies enunciated by major powers. The interests and concerns of the Arctic states are vast and varied. India, being an observer in the Arctic Council, has legitimate interests in the region and has, [...]
[Polity] The Juvenile Justice Bill, 2021 (In-Depth)
Highlights of the Bill 1) The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 states that adoption of a child is final on the issuance of an adoption order by the civil court. The Bill provides that instead of the court, the district magistrate (including additional district magistrate) [...]
[Environment] Case Study-From Poachers to Protectors
Several residents of villages around Odisha’s Chilika lake have turned a new leaf in the past few years. They hunted and poached birds in the area before. But today, they are their guardians. […]
What is Pegasus spyware and how does it hack phones?
It is the name for perhaps the most powerful piece of spyware ever developed – certainly by a private company. Once it has wormed its way on to your phone, without you noticing, it can turn it into a 24-hour surveillance device. It can copy messages you send or receive, [...]
[Environment] Rooftop rainwater harvesting
India’s rapid urban growth is putting pressure on its already crumbling base of public service arrangements — especially its management of water and sanitation services, whose safe and reliable availability proved to be the first line of defence against the scourges of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It holds potential to support the [...]
[Environment] How our detergent footprint is polluting aquatic ecosystems
Contamination and pollution of water are serious problems today. Many of the chemical substances that are disposed in water bodies are toxic and hazardous. Disease-causing microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses are solely responsible for waterborne diseases in both humans and animals. […]
[IR] G-7’s counter to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
G-7 leaders finally came around with the proposed Build Back Better World (B3W) to counter China’s rising influence across 100-plus countries through Belt Road Initiative (BRI) projects. The proposal, though at a nascent stage, aims to address the infrastructure investment deficit in developing and lower income countries — the space [...]
[Polity] Why Supreme Court must strike down sedition law entirely
Question Before the Supreme Court:- Should people have the right to incite violence against the government? This would be an inevitable question in front of the judiciary while it decides on the fate of the law of sedition (Section 124A, IPC). […]
[Ethics Series] Emotional Intelligence (Part II)
Structure:- 1) Introduction 2) Concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI) 3) Definition of Emotional Intelligence 4) What Emotional Intelligence ‘is’ and is ‘not’ 5) Historical Development of Emotional Intelligence 6) Components of Emotional Intelligence 7) Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence: Relationship between IQ and EQ 8) Benefits of Emotional Intelligence 9) Conclusion [...]