Resilience to Calamities: Lessons from New Zealand, Singapore, S Korea and Kerala
Societies do not differ vastly in their ability to predict disasters, but their readiness to cope with them varies widely. […]
The path to a hydrogen economy
Ten years since the solar revolution began in the country, prices have dropped to a historic low of Rs 1.99 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The revolution was made possible by the coming together of many elements, mainly forward-looking policies for a conducive market to inspire the confidence of private players and [...]
India for a post-pandemic equitable recovery
After last year’s pandemic-induced economic collapse, the global economy is on track to make a synchronized—though unequal—recovery. A little over a year after disaster first struck, human ingenuity in the form of vaccines has mitigated its impact and accelerated the economic recovery. […]
COVID, Birthrate and the Globe
Birthrates are declining globally – here’s why it matters Birthrates are falling globally. In many countries, COVID-19 has suppressed population growth by causing a decline in births, migration and life expectancy. Even before the pandemic, urbanization was driving population decline. At the end of May, the Chinese Government announced that [...]
India-China relations, a year after Galwan
In June 2020, PLA troops “surprised” India in the Ladakh sector of the contested LoAC (line of actual control) where the Indian Army lost 20 lives, including that of Colonel Santosh Babu in the Galwan valley. […]
[#Must Read] SDG Index 2021 and the Performance of India States – Part II
Part I Can be read from here:- https://upsctree.com/must-read-sdg-index-2021-and-the-performance-of-india-states-part-i/ SDG 10 REDUCED INEQUALITIES Reduce inequality within and among countries […]
[#Must Read] SDG Index 2021 and the Performance of India States – Part I
Note:- The datasets and figures can be helpful in your GS answers, Essay and Optional Papers. Use it wisely. This is a two part series. This is Part I and covers 9 out of 17 goals of SDG. Rest will be published in Part II. The composite score of SDG [...]
Sedition in India – A relic revived again and again
Gandhi and Maulana Azad – Both were tried for Sedition. Tilak too was tried for sedition First introduced in 1870, the primary objective of the sedition law was to deal with “increasing Wahabi activities” in India during those times as they posed a challenge to the British colonial government. [...]
[Polity]The History of Sedition Laws in India
THE law of sedition has always been one of the most contentious topics of constitutional law jurisprudence in India, with views ranging from calls for the complete abolition of the provision from our statute books to those advocating for retaining the sedition clause in its entirety with a more vigorous [...]
Intellectual Property and India-A Complete Coverage
What is Intellectual Property:- The concept of intellectual property (IP) will be understood better if we understand what is meant by the term property. To a lay person property means some material object belonging to a particular person. The concept of ownership is critical to the concept of property. [...]