2022-09-16T08:03:49+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Policy, Society|Tags: The Hindu|
Life expectancy in India has more than doubled since Independence — from around 32 years in the late 1940s to 70 years or so today. Many countries have done even better, but this is still a historical achievement. Over the same period, the fertility rate has crashed from about six [...]
2021-07-29T16:36:03+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Policy, Society|Tags: The Hindu|
Population policy is suddenly in the news in India with States such as Assam and Uttar Pradesh proposing to bring in or bringing in draft legislation aimed at controlling their populations. […]
2021-07-26T10:20:49+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Policy|Tags: LM|
This retail outlet sells a lot of products from all sorts of producers. The shopkeeper also buys stuff in a wholesale market and packages it neatly into smaller quantities, making it easier for buyers to shop. It sells its own-label goods a bit cheaper than the branded substitutes on offer. [...]
2021-07-21T20:25:16+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Policy|
Context The Arctic region has recently assumed considerable strategic significance as it has been underlined by the policies enunciated by major powers. The interests and concerns of the Arctic states are vast and varied. India, being an observer in the Arctic Council, has legitimate interests in the region and has, [...]
2021-07-01T14:43:20+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Policy|
Recently, the Supreme Court did well to set a deadline of July 31 for states to implement the One Nation One Ration Card system. Considering the sheer scale of the migrant crisis that unfolded last year — foodgrains were distributed to a staggering 2.8 crore migrants under the government’s Aatma Nirbhar [...]
