India’s Manufacturing Sector – Issues, Challenges & Government Initiatives
India’s manufacturing sector is facing issues and is currently forced to lay off most of its labour force due to lack of profit and growth. In the p…
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Loss and Damage Finance- Key Points of Dissonance at COP27
At the ongoing COP27, a key point of focus is the ‘loss and damage’ financing. The Sharm el Sheikh talks is being keenly observed for its decision…
Water Credits- Pros, Cons and its Use by the UN
Adaptation finance is a key focus at the ongoing COP27. Even as the world experiments with the carbon credit system, a similar mechanism for water res…
Punjab’s Ban on Songs Glorifying Violence- Will it Curb Gun Culture?
Punjab government, seeking to curb the state’s gun culture, recently issued an order banning songs that glorify guns and violence.
Naxalism in India: Causes, Government Response & its Outcomes
Left-wing extremism has been a major threat to India since the 1960s. Many of these militant groups, for many years, had held the mineral-rich lands u…
Friendshoring- the US Strategy for Stronger Supply Chain
During the recent visit by Janet Yellen, the US Treasury Secretary, India was invited to join USA’s friendshoring strategy, a concept that has been …
Polymer Banknotes- Pros, Cons and Global Experience
Around the world, increasing number of countries are switching over to polymer banknotes from the traditional paper- and fabric-based banknotes.
Vanuatu’s Climate Initiative- How SIDS Can Make a Difference
In light of the ongoing COP27 climate talks, small island nations, facing disproportionately devastating climate change fallouts, are losing patience with the much larger polluting…
Shallow Water Bodies- Features, Significance and Conservation
The current era, called Anthropocene, is witnessing human interference in every aspect of the planet’s ecosystem. This includes the freshwater habit…
