[Economy] Purple revolution
Context:- The lavender crop is changing the landscape and improving farm incomes in Kashmir. […]
[History] Dharasana Satyagraha
The Salt March to dandi, concluding with the making of illegal salt by Gandhi on April 6, 1930, launched a nationwide protest against the British salt tax. At Dharasana, another town in Gujarat, salt production and storage was monopolized by the British. On May 4, 1930, Gandhi [...]
[Environment] Earth Overshoot Day 2022
Context:- Earth Over Shoot Day 2022 If the citizens of the world lived like those of the United States, the resources of more than five full planets would be needed to satisfy the global need for resources every year. This data is highlighted annually by the NGO Global Footprint Network, [...]
[Environment] India at the Bottom – Is the Environmental Performance Index really faulty?
Context:- Last month, India protested against its ranking on the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) of 2022, prepared by researchers at the Yale and Columbia Universities in the U.S. The report measures 40 performance indicators across 11 categories to measure the “state of sustainability around the world.” India was ranked last (180) [...]
[History] The freedom fighter who coined ‘Jai Hind’ – Chempaka Raman Pillai
On the night of 22 September 1914, Madras city was winding up another hectic day. Since the disturbances of World War 1 had not affected South India, days and nights were peaceful and as any other day, the city was getting ready for a night’s slumber, downing its lights one [...]
[Polity] Famous Media Trails in India.
Context:-Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Saturday said the media is running “kangaroo courts” on issues even experienced judges find difficult to decide. He said. ill-informed, biased and agenda-driven debates in the media on issues pending in courts are affecting justice delivery Media has breached its responsibility, taking democracy [...]
[Economy] The Fall of Rupee
Context :- The rupee seems to be on a trajectory of decline, with its value relative to the dollar (as per the Reserve Bank of India’s reference rate) falling from Rs.76.4 at the beginning of April to Rs.79.1 at the beginning of July. Cause:- […]
[FP& IR] The middle path for India in the new world disorder.
Since the end of the Second World War, the global order has seen two major transitions. After the War, a bipolar world, led by the U.S. and the Soviet Union, emerged. […]
[Economy] National Monetization Plan
National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) The National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) estimates an aggregate monetization potential of Rs 6 lakh crores through core assets of the Central Government, over a period of four years from FY 2022 to FY 2025 […]