National Security Watch – India’s “Cold Start” military doctrine !!!
Recently India celebrated its 68th Republic Day, the highlight of which is an elaborate parade to show off India’s military might . […]
Environment Watch – Desalination is not the “Silver Bullet” to Southern India’s Water Stress!!
Background The long-running drought in southern India appears likely to continue into the early months of 2017. All 32 districts in Tamil Nadu have been declared drought-affected with annual rainfall between 35 and 80 per cent below average in 2016. […]
Economy watch – What Is A Bad Bank And Does India Need One?
What Is A Bad Bank? […]
Society Watch – The state of India’s Internet through graphs !!!
The growth of the internet in India has been quite rapid in the past few years. The ‘State of the Internet Q3 2016’ report by Akamai shows where India stands globally in the internet race. […]
Geopolitics Watch – H1B Visa – the bread and butter !!
Legislation has now been introduced in the US House of Representatives which, among other things, calls for more than doubling the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders to $1,30,000, making it difficult for firms to use the programme to replace American employees with foreign workers, including from India. The question [...]
Economy Watch – Budget 2017 and its place in history !!!
On 1 July, if all goes to plan, the country would have formally transitioned to the goods and services tax (GST) regime. By the sheer path-breaking nature of the tax reform initiative, which for the first time economically unifies the country, GST will have a special place in India’s modern [...]
Environment Watch – World Wetland Day – 02 Feb and RAMSAR sites in India !!!
World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. India currently has 26 sites designated as Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), with a surface area of 689,131 hectares including including Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir. Ramsar sites are wetlands considered to be of international importance. The Ramsar [...]
Food for thought – Around the world and India !!! Questions that require your critical understanding.
For the past couple of months few interesting developments took place around the world and India. Here are few questions with regards to them which warrants your understanding- do answer them, in the comment section. Out of the blue, when everybody thought America will have its first women president, the predictions [...]
A comprehensive note on Nano Technology – Application and Ethical dimension !!!
The material in the student portal covers various aspects of nano technology . Hope it helps. We have been working on few more materials that have great relevance as far as UPSC Civil Service exams are concerned. Any suggestion/request for topics are welcome. Link to the Material on Nano Technology Thank [...]
Geopolitics Watch – India And China: Does The Elephant Read The Dragon Right?
At the heart of India’s China problem is an Indian inability to size up the Middle Kingdom and the meaning of its spectacular rise and to devise realistic responses to meet the attendant challenges. To be fair, this is not an affliction of New Delhi alone. Successive American administrations have [...]