Editorial Analysis

In News Recently, there has been a concern that the agenda, themes and focus areas that India will set for 2023, lack vision. India will hold the G20 Presidency from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023. India’s Plan According to the Ministry of External Affairs, India will strengthen international support for priorities of vital […]

In News  Recently, the Chief Justice of India objected to the lack of media accountability in the media’s coverage of legal issues.  About  Social Media has emerged as a powerful platform for forming an opinion as well as generating mass support.  It can connect policymakers to stakeholders in real-time.  Individual Interaction also enables the marginalised […]

Context In recent weeks, several arms of our polity have expressed concern over the culture of “freebies” in electoral politics.  Views on Freebies  The prime minister, in a thinly disguised attempt to delegitimize welfare announcements by political opponents, has called for an end to the “revdi” culture.  The prime minister invoked the “revdi culture” to […]

In News : Recently United States House Speaker and senior Democratic Party politician Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan.  More In News  The United Nations does not recognise Taiwan as a separate country; in fact, only 13 countries around the world — mainly in South America, the Caribbean, Oceania, and the Vatican — do. The US has […]

Context  Recently the Union Cabinet approved India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) ahead of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27)in  Egypt.  About   India’s first pledge, also known as a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), had three primary targets.  To reduce the emissions intensity of the economy by 33–35 percent below 2005 levels.  […]

In News  Recently, Reserve of Bank of India (RBI) released Financial Stability Report (FSR) Financial Stability Report (FSR) It  is published biannually and includes contributions from all the financial sector regulators.  Accordingly, it reflects the collective assessment of the Sub Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC-SC) on risks to stability of the […]

In News  Recently, Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said that the country’s economic growth for the current fiscal year is “insufficient for the kind of jobs” it needs. A lot of this growth is jobless growth. Jobless growth In a jobless growth economy, unemployment remains stubbornly high even as the economy grows.  […]

In Context Recently, there has been renewed concern across states over the functioning of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Concerns Related to RTI Implementation On the occasion of 16 years of implementation of the RTI Act in India in October 2021, Satark Nagrik Sangathan has compiled a report on the performance of information commissions […]

In News Recently, Rajya Sabha suspended 19 Opposition members for ‘willfully obstructing the House’. More about the issue Disruptions & Political rivalries: Disruption has become the norm, with the Opposition seeking to use the debates as a ploy to gain publicity. Representatives of political parties are utilising Parliament more to showcase political spectacle than to […]

In Context Recently, it was noted that since the implementation of the Right to Information Act (RTI), some 100 RTI activists across the country have been killed and several are harassed on a daily basis. Issue Bihar is turning out to be one of the most dangerous States for RTI activists despite being one of […]