The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2018 ranks India at the 103rd position out of 119 countries despite having plenty of food grains. The situation remains grim due to dwindling purchasing power and a lack of distributive justice. Any death due to hunger and famine should be identified as a shame for the ...
Chandrayaan-2, India’s second Moon mission was launched on July 22. Chandrayaan-2 will be the first mission to land a rover near the lunar South Pole. The launch was previously scheduled for July 15 but had to be called off due to a technical snag. The mission follows the Chandrayaan-1 mission whi...
The judiciary of our country is highly respected across the world for its path-breaking judgments and fearlessness. But one scathing criticism against it is the glacial pace at which it functions. The judicial infrastructure is extremely inadequate to deal with the massive backlog of cases. There ar...
Lokpal or Ombudsman came into existence under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, to handle cases of corruption involving central government officers and employees. Lokayuktas are to deal with cases related to states and union territories. The Act aims to implement the ‘U.N. Conventio...
The return of Narendra Modi as the Indian prime minister with such large number of seats has increased market expectations and the country would be looking forward to the first 100 days of the newly elected cabinet. The clear mandate removes the overhang of uncertainty from the market. G...
March 27, 2019, marked a significant milestone in the history of Indian space science when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the successful testing of India’s first Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile. The test was conducted under ‘Mission Shakti’ of the Government of India. Prime Minister Modi...
Looking at the current political climate of polarisation in India, it is time for Indians to rise above communalism and embrace humanism. This ideal is reflected in numerous literary works of Rabindranath Tagore.Rabindranath built Visva Bharati University at Shantiniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal, Indi...
In India, the General Election or the Lok Sabha Election is held every five years in which the representatives of the Lower House of the Parliament are elected. India is the largest democracy in the world, with 900 million voters this year. There would be approximately ten lakh polling stations this...
Currently, migration is a major focus area due to social, economic, and political reasons. Consistent growth of population has aggravated socio-economic issues like excessive flow of migration, unemployment, regional disparities, growth of pollution, poverty, health crisis, etc. Moreover, the unempl...
A convoy comprising of around 2500 Indian CRPF jawans and officers were struck by a car bomb on February 14, 2019 leading to the death of more than 44 CRPF jawans. Terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility soon after. It identified the suicide bomber as Adil, a resident of the Pulwama...