2026-08-22T15:32:34+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
The Supreme Court judgment in Vikash Kumar v. UPSC (“Vikash Kumar”) holding that an individual suffering from dysgraphia or writer’s cramp is entitled to a scribe in the Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a significant step towards affirming the position of persons with disabilities as rights bearers. The Court said [...]
2021-04-12T11:29:46+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) paints even a more dismal picture of the future of girls in their childhood worldwide. Roughly, 10 million additional child marriages may occur in the next 10 years because of the adverse impact of Covid-19. […]
2021-04-07T15:52:09+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy|
As the world continues to be ravaged by the covid pandemic, more than a year on, it is becoming increasingly evident that the greatest burden has fallen on the global poor. […]
2021-04-07T03:38:04+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
Gender discrimination pervades India’s socio-economic pyramid. At its upper reaches, we encounter anecdotes of single women entrepreneurs finding it difficult to get bank loans. According to the report, India has closed 62.5 per cent of its gender gap till date. The country had ranked 140th among countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2021 [...]
2021-04-08T11:51:16+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
A shift to clean energy is welcome but Indian industry needs deep decarbonization over the next 30 years to make a difference […]
2021-04-07T16:01:15+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
Global transformation is affecting the planet. But there is no uniform transformation across the world. Global temperature increased sharply only after 1981 with little contribution from the developing countries as their industrialisation and urbanisation had yet to begin. […]
2021-04-07T15:48:21+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
It is binding on a welfare state to take care of every single citizen. Securing the wellbeing of every one, particularly those unable to help themselves, irrespective of whether they constitute a critical mass or not, is important. The recent notification of the National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021 after various [...]
2021-04-07T01:16:49+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
Communities cannot thrive without good health, but sadly, good health can be elusive for communities on the margins of society. Even before covid, tribal and indigenous people all over the world have routinely experienced lower life expectancies, poor maternal and child health, and higher rates of both infectious and non-communicable [...]
2021-04-06T14:22:57+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Science|
NFT stands for ‘Non-fungible token’ and is a tradeable, digital ownership certificate representing the ownership of a unique asset. Blockchain (which collects information together in groups or ‘blocks’) means that virtual art can become collectible. However, most NFT art is stored in blockchain of the Ethereum cryptocurrency, which has a [...]
2021-04-01T10:06:22+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: FP & IR|
Even as the chicken-and-egg game is being played between the U.S. and Iran on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as to whether Iranian compliance comes first or the lifting of sanctions by the U.S., the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is back on the stage to rescue the [...]
