[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 [...]
Economy – From SUNSET to SUNRISE Areas of Growth (Post Pandemic Recovery)
Written by:- Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog Syllabus Connect :- General Studies -Paper II (Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment) Mains Connect:- Discuss the sunrise sectors of Indian economy in a post pandemic world. The COVID-19 pandemic has been extensively disruptive in [...]
[Science] ISRO and NewSpace.
With the launch of Brazil’s Amazonia-1 satellite last week from Sriharikota, a new chapter has begun in India’s space history. The satellite, a 637-kilogram entity, was the first dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited, a two-year-old commercial arm of the Department of Space. […]
IR-India’s options in the Myanmar muddle.
NEW DELHI : In October last year, India’s foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Army chief Manoj Mukund Naravane teamed up for a visit to a crucial neighbour—Myanmar—that raised eyebrows due to its rarity. The uncommonness of the visit underlined the state of politics in Myanmar—where the military and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her [...]
Society-Fighting hunger and malnutrition.
Syllabus Connect :- General Studies -Paper II (Issues relating to poverty and hunger) Mains Connect:- Discuss the status of hunger and malnutrition post-COVID 19 in India and the suggest measures to improve it. Much attention paid to the pandemic’s harm may have been focused on economic growth, but a far [...]
Economy-Speeding up financial inclusion of women.
Syllabus Connect :- General Studies -Paper II (Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment) Mains Connect:- Discuss the status of financial inclusion of Indian Women and the suggest measures to improve it in light of Denarau Action Plan. Over the past year, [...]
Economy – Is flexible inflation targeting still fit for the purpose ?
Is ‘flexible inflation targeting’ (FIT) ripe for a coup d’état that topples its almost three-decade grip on the ruling dispensations of central banks the world over? Pioneered by New Zealand as early as 1990, and soon emulated by Canada and the United Kingdom, FIT is now the de jure, or [...]
Economy- Attention Economy and MASS.
Have you ever wondered why cricket matches are getting shorter – from test matches to one-day matches to T20 and now T10? There are two possible reasons – either people can’t stand so much cricket, or it’s not cricket’s fault. Perhaps, people can’t stand anything for that long. [...]