[Burning Issue] India’s Amended FDI Norms amidst Hostile Takeover Efforts by China

For India, the problem lies that, trade with China has often been viewed as a positive in a… Continue reading

Why US’s offer of financial aid to Greenland has angered Denmark?

Context The US had last year sent a proposal to “purchase” Greenland from the Nordic nation. This proposal follows plans… Continue reading

What is Operation Twist?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced simultaneous purchase and sale of government bonds in a bid to soften… Continue reading

Mobile Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratory (MVRDL)

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a mobile virology research lab. We can expect a prelim question… Continue reading

Highlights of the World Press Freedom Index, 2020

India has dropped two places on a global press freedom index to be ranked 142nd out of 180 countries… Continue reading

[pib] VidyaDaan 2.0 Programme for e-learning content contributions

The Union HRD Ministry has e-launched VidyaDaan 2.0 program for inviting e-learning content contributions. There are various web/portals/apps with peculiar… Continue reading

[pib] Species in news: Anthurium

A women innovator from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has developed ten varieties of Anthurium, a flower with high market value, by cross-pollination.… Continue reading

Fiscal empowerment of States

The article elaborates on the central role played by the States in the fight against Covid-19. The article emphasises the… Continue reading

Super-power rivalries exacerbated by coronavirus pandemic offer India an opportunity

The article discusses three fronts on which actions are required viz- health, economy and geopolitics. How much the global economy… Continue reading

[pib] ‘COVID India Seva’ platform for citizen engagement on COVID-19

The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched the COVID India Seva platform to establish a direct channel… Continue reading

The occasion to revisit the state’s role

The role of the state has come in the focus in the corona crisis. This article describes how the dominant… Continue reading

Amendment in the FDI Policy for curbing opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies

The Government of India has reviewed the extant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy for curbing opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies… Continue reading

[pib] Draft Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020

The Ministry of Power has issued a draft proposal for amendment of Electricity Act, 2003 in the form of the… Continue reading

What is Helicopter Money?

With the coronavirus-hit economy falling deeper and deeper into a chasm with each passing day, Telangana chief minister KC Rao… Continue reading

Economy in lockdown: On India’s worst-case scenario

This op-ed discusses the latest projections by the IMF. The latest projection and suggestions by IMF are the bleak reminder… Continue reading

Indian’s decision on FDI to stop predatory Chinese hunt for Indian companies

This editorial discusses the implications of growing Chinese investment in India. After People’s Bank of China bought 1 per cent… Continue reading

How reverse repo rate became benchmark interest rate in the Indian economy?

Context The Indian economy’s slowdown during 2018 and 2019 is becoming much worse in 2020 with the spread of COVID-19… Continue reading

SDR general allocation by IMF

Finance Minister has said that India could not support a general allocation of new Special Drawing Rights (SDR) by the… Continue reading

Matterhorn Mountain of the Swiss Alps

Switzerland has expressed solidarity with India in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic by projecting the tricolour on the famous… Continue reading

Time for govt, RBI to rethink bank architecture

To deal with the damage inflicted by the corona crisis on the economy, both the RBI and the government are… Continue reading

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