Telecom Regulatory Authority of India – TRAI Established by an Act of Parliament, called the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997. TRAI is an independent regulator of Telecom Business in India. Aims to regulate telecom services, including fixation/revision of…
Agriculture and Changing Climate Climate change has created challenges for the agricultural sector – and will continue to do so. Climate change-induced increases in temperatures, rainfall variation and the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events are adding to pressures…
Natural Gas Marketing Reforms The government brought a series of reforms in Gas sector and as a result investment of more than Rs. 70,000 crore is being made in the East coast. To increase the share of gas in the…
Pardoning power of the governor The pardoning power of the Governor under Article 161. Power of Governor to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases. The Governor of a State shall have the power…
Global Commons at Threats Global commons refer to shared resources that cannot be managed within national jurisdictions. The spread of zoonotic diseases like COVID-19; greenhouse gas emissions; biodiversity reduction; overfishing; and the accumulation of plastic waste are some of the problems…
The Plight of Slums Eighty lakh children grow in India’s urban slums, and live a life of poverty, amid squalor and harsh living conditions. The slums and other informal settlements where about 49% of its population resides. This population, accounting for around…
Contempt of Court Contempt of Court refers to the offense of showing disrespect to the dignity or authority of a court. The objective for contempt is stated to be to safeguard the interests of the public if the authority of…
Malnutrition and covid 19 A robust and diverse food supply is an essential part of the health and nutrition response to COVID-19. WHO, together with partners, is providing nutrition and food safety guidance and advice during the COVID-19 pandemic for…
Air Pollution & Concerted Efforts India’s air pollution problem needs to be tackled systematically, taking an all-of-government approach, to reduce the huge burden of associated ill-health. Deteriorating air quality due to the release of hazardous pollutants from multiple sources is…
Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict and India A three-decades-old unresolved ethnos territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh flared up once again. The conflict is between two relatively small countries and is territorial in nature. Origin of the conflict: Nagorno-Karabakh is a…