YOUNGER GENERATION SHOULD BE ACQUAINTED WITH OUR HISTORY, CULTURE & HERITAGE: VICE PRESIDENT

Source : www.pib.nic.in Date : 2019-03-26 YOUNGER GENERATION SHOULD BE ACQUAINTED WITH OUR HISTORY, CULTURE & HERITAGE: VICE PRESIDENT Relevant for: Ethics | Topic: Human Values – Lessons from the lives and teachings of great Leaders, Reformers and Administrators Vice President’s Secretariat Younger generation should be acquainted with our History, Culture & Heritage: Vice President…

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TOLERATING THE CORRUPT

Source : www.indianexpress.com Date : 2019-03-27 TOLERATING THE CORRUPT Relevant for: Ethics | Topic: Challenges of corruption © 2019 The Indian Express Ltd. All Rights Reserved The writer is a constitutional jurist and senior advocate to the Supreme Court. Has the campaign against corruption succeeded? I am not at all sure it has. Let me…

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THEIR RIGHT TO THE CITY

Source : www.indianexpress.com Date : 2019-03-29 THEIR RIGHT TO THE CITY Relevant for: Indian Society | Topic: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies incl. Migration & Smart Cities © 2019 The Indian Express Ltd. All Rights Reserved The writer is a lawyer and senior associate-legal, Indian Institute for Human Settlements On March 18, the Delhi…

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THE URBAN QUESTION: REIMAGINING OUR CITIES

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-18 THE URBAN QUESTION: REIMAGINING OUR CITIES Relevant for: Indian Society | Topic: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies incl. Migration & Smart Cities While agrarian distress has slipped into the pre-election discourse as an important political subject, it is imperative to ask why the urban question is no less…

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THE STATE MUST ADDRESS MIGRANTS’ VULNERABILITIES

Source : www.hindustantimes.com Date : 2019-01-24 THE STATE MUST ADDRESS MIGRANTS’ VULNERABILITIES Relevant for: Indian Society | Topic: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies incl. Migration & Smart Cities Two simultaneous processes are likely to significantly increase north-south migration in India in the not-so-distant future. Southern states are aging at a much faster rate than…

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THE GAP WITHIN: ON INTER-STATE DISPARITIES

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-24 THE GAP WITHIN: ON INTER-STATE DISPARITIES Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Issues Related to Poverty, Inclusion, Employment & Sustainable Development India, as the world’s fastest-growing major economy, may well be catching up with the richer economies in terms of absolute size. But economic convergence within the country remains…

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SEVEN NORTHEASTERN STATES LAG BEHIND IN TOILETS FOR SCHOOLGIRLS

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-28 SEVEN NORTHEASTERN STATES LAG BEHIND IN TOILETS FOR SCHOOLGIRLS Relevant for: Developmental Issues | Topic: Health & Sanitation and related issues Nationally, about 66.4% schools provide girls with toilets. An average of 34.96% schools in the eight northeastern States had usable toilets for girls in 2018 compared to 36.66%…

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REMOVING THE ROOTS OF FARMERS’ DISTRESS

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-28 REMOVING THE ROOTS OF FARMERS’ DISTRESS Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Agriculture Issues and related constraints Recently, there has been active discussion on the strategies addressing farm distress. There are media reports that the ‘interim Budget’ may focus on the farm sector among other things. Agrarian distress, in…

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REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES UNDER SECTION 29A OF THE

Source : www.pib.nic.in Date : 2019-03-16 REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES UNDER SECTION 29A OF THE Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Elections, Election Commission and the Electoral Reforms in India Incl. Political Parties Election Commission Registration of political parties under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 – Public Notice Period Posted…

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