French Secularism Secularism is the principle of the separation of government institutions and persons mandated to represent the state from religious institutions and religious dignitaries. France has been one of the oldest democracies in the world with its approach towards citizen…
System of Cess In India The latest audit of the Union Government’s accounts tabled in Parliament has revealed that about 40% of all the cess collections in 2018-19 have been retained in the Consolidated Fund of India (CFI). Cess Cess…
Skewed Gender Ratio India’s problem of gender imbalance may be deepening, with virtually all corners of the country now affected by a skewed sex ratio at birth. Various Sex Ratio Report: ‘Status of Sex Ratio at Birth in India’ which…
Dilution of Offset Policy The government diluted the “offset” policy in defence procurement, reportedly in response to a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India’s report tabled in Parliament last month. The move is a setback for augmenting domestic capabilities…
Ground Water Extraction Norms India is the largest user of ground water in the world, extracting ground water to the tune of 253 bcm per year, which is about 25% of the global ground water extraction. Groundwater utilisation in India:…
Dasara Festival Mysore Dasara is the “Nadahabha” or the state festival of the state of Karnataka.It is celebrated for 10 days and concludes with Vijayadashami. COVID-19 was the running theme of this year’s mysuru Dasara. The world famous Jamboo Savari (Mysore…
Global Hunger Index 2020 The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool for measuring hunger at global, regional, and national levels. GHI scores are based on the values of four component indicators: undernourishment child wasting child stunting child mortality Based…
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Pakistan Prime minister made a statement that Pakistan is to move forward CPEC at all costs. The CPEC ( China Pakistan Economic Corridor) is a collection of infrastructure and other projects under construction throughout Pakistan since 2013.…
Criminalisation of Politics According to recent findings, 46% of Members of Parliament have criminal records and among Loksabha MPs 29% are with serious declared criminal cases such as murder and rape. Researchers have found that such candidates with serious records…