Maharashtra-Karnataka Border Dispute: A quick look The ongoing conflict between Maharashtra and Karnataka over their shared border is escalating, as both states have formally committed to pursuing legal action in order to find a resolution. Both states have passed unanimous resolutions in support of pursuing a legal battle to resolve the dispute, which has been […]
Corporate Governance Significance, Issues, and Recommendations Context: Chanda Kochhar, the former CEO of ICICI Bank, is an example of the negative consequences of greed in business. The CBI has accused the bank of approving a loan of INR 3,250 crore to Videocon Group, contrary to regulatory guidelines and the bank’s own policies. What is Corporate […]
National Tourism Policy 2022: To drive economic growth and job creation Recently, Parliamentary committees have concluded that the National Tourism Policy 2022 will not effectively promote the tourism industry. Drafting of a National Tourism Policy alone will not lead to the growth of tourism industry in India. Issues raised by Committee Recommendations given by Committee […]
India-Nepal Relations: A Look At The Past And Present Recently, Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” was sworn in as Nepal’s New Prime Minister after switching sides and joining hands with former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is viewed as pro-China by India. Areas of Cooperation between India and Nepal Challenges in India-Nepal Relations Significance of […]
AVGC Task Force Report calls for National AVGC-XR Mission The Aviation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic (AVGC) Task Force has recently submitted its report to Ministry of information and Broadcasting. The Task Force was constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Apurva Chandra, Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The recommendation of the task […]
DPIIT seeks feedback on Draft National Retail Trade Policy Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under Ministry of Commerce and Industry has invited views on Draft National Retail Trade Policy from 16 departments ans ministries. The policy aims to create a competitive and sustainable environment for the growth of retail trade sector […]
Dark pattern on the internet : How companies are manipulating their users The term “Dark patter” was first coined by Harry Brignull on 28th July, 2010 when he launched darkpatterns.org, a repository of documents that exposes deceptive user interface. What is Dark pattern ? Dark pattern is an interface that has been specifically designed to […]
Ministry of Consumer Affairs launches Right to Repair portal On National Consumer Day (24th December), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution unveiled a new portal called “Right to Repair” portal. This portal will allow product manufacturer to share product manual with the consumers. This will enable consumers to repair their own products or […]
iNCOVACC : World’s First Intranasal Covid-19 Booster Vaccine Approved Government of India has recently approved the World’s first intranasal Covid-19 vaccine to be used as a booster dose in the wake of surge of covid cases in China and other countries. This nasal vaccine will now be included as a second heterologous booster, following the […]
Japan’s New Nuclear Energy Policy : What to know In response to concerns about stable power supply due to Russia invasion of Ukraine, global fuel shortage and to reduce carbon emission, Japan has adopted a New Nuclear Energy Policy to promote increased used of nuclear energy. What is Japan’s New Policy on Nuclear Energy ? […]