The Covid-19 pandemic has left the world shaken. It has been proved that healthcare facilities across the globe need more attention. Though the disease seems to be concentrated in urban centres, the situation in rural areas is even worse. Poor transportation facilities are not allowing many public a...
The central government has issued the Unlock 4.0 guidelines. These guidelines starting from September 7, 2020, lift restrictions on a range of sectors. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that the latest plan was aimed at reopening more economic activities outside containment zones. The guidelin...
The Indian government is planning to initiate a bunch of new policies in various governing areas. The new draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) policy 2020 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is an important component of the newly drafted policies. The new draft is a ...
In the capital market, stock exchange is one of the most important constituents. It assists private or public companies to find investment opportunities by selling their shares. In India, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is the regulatory body in this sector. There are two nat...
Russia has recently claimed to introduce the first ‘quite effective’ Covid-19 vaccine named Sputnik V that, it claims, can provide ‘stable immunity’. The Sputnik V vaccine was developed and tested at the Glamaleya Institute. The county has shown its interest to have a partnership with India ...
The fight against coronavirus is not yet over, but India has started to face Dengue cases. North-eastern and eastern states have been more prone to this disease, thus, need robust attention. West Bengal that had reported a massive number of Dengue cases last year, has already started to testify high...
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on the 74th anniversary of India’s independence announced the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) - India's first step towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).In order to meet the goals of the National Health Policy (2017), it will give every Indian citiz...
The Union Cabinet has approved the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. This policy paves way for a bunch of ‘fundamental reforms’ in higher education. Academicians across the country are divided over the possible implications of the new policy.With foundational pillars of access, equity, quali...
Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has stated in an official letter to NS Nigam, Health Secretary, West Bengal, “To keep mortality less than 1%, weekly case fatality needs to be monitored.”West Bengal is being criticised for inad...
Industrial output for June was published recently and it has been the fourth consecutive month showing an overall decline. According to data released by the central government - seven out of the eight core sector industries, namely, coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, steel, cement and ...
