Daily Editorial Analysis for 31th May 2022
Questions about Aadhaar Context • The government’s withdrawal in just two days of an advisory warning citizens not to share photocopies of their Aadhaar card with hotels, cine mas, or organisations that lacked a user licence from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), citing risk of misuse, has raised more misgivings about the security […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 28th May 2022
Sex as a work Context • The long-standing demand of sex workers that their work be freed from crime has been partially met with the Supreme Court passing an order on May 19 that respect and equal protection under the Adult Sex Workers Act. Court’s opinion • Directing the police to respect the rights of […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 26th May 2022
India-first approach of Quad and PM Context • The firm establishment of the Quad has been one of the major diplomatic achievements of the Government of India. Its second in-person summit has just taken place in Tokyo. The Quad Group brings together the key relationships that developed after the end of the Cold War. But […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 25th May 2022
The new Indo-Pacific bloc Context: 12 countries including India have agreed to join the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework launched by the US. Why the framework • The Biden Administration’s realization that its near-on looker status to the trade arrangements in the region did not match its Indo-Pacific strategic objectives spurred work on a new framework for […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 24th May 2022
All hands on deck The Union government’s decision to cut the excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹8 and ₹6, respectively, is a belated acknowledgement that April’s multi-year highs in inflation were spurred in significant measure by high fuel prices. Cause of concern • With the price of the Indian basket of crude oil […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 23th May 2022
How to sustain the post-Covid surge in FDI inflows Despite the major slowdown in the global economy induced by the Covid-19 pandemic and the projections of World Investment Report of expected decline in FDI flows of 30-40 per cent, the resilient Asian economies witnessed favourable FDI flows which were rather higher than the global average […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 21th May 2022
The inequality conundrum What do the reports and experts say: • The World Inequality Report said in last December that the top 10% of the Indian population had 57% of the country’s total national income in 2021, while the top 1% held 22%. • The latest report by the Institute of Competitiveness quotes the country’s […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 20th May 2022
Bridging the health policy to execution chasm Context: This year, the Union government released a guidance document on the setting up of a ‘public health and management cadre’ (PHMC) as well as revised editions of the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) for ensuring quality health care in government facilities Background • The ‘public health and […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 18th May 2022
Pushing Sagarmala: While there have been significant gains, overall progress has been sporadic Multimodal terminals built at Varanasi, Sahibganj and Haldia along the Ganges thus enable goods to be ferried to northeastern states through Bangladesh. River cruise terminal infrastructure and jetties is being put into place. Background: • The Sagarmala programme is the flagship programme […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 17th May 2022
Urban Heat Island What are urban heat islands? An urban heat island occurs when a city experiences much warmer temperatures than nearby rural areas. Why and How Does Urban Heat Island Happen? • Grass, trees and other vegetation have a natural ability to cool the air through moisture evaporation. This process is a byproduct of […]
Daily Editorial Analysis for 16th May 2022
Devasahayam Pillai Why in News: Pope Francis canonised Blessed Devasahayam during the Canonisation Mass in St Peter’s Basilica • He was born a Hindu in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu and converted to Christianity in the 18th century. Became the first Indian layman to be declared a saint by the Vatican Besides Devasahayam, the Pope […]