New Committee To Keep Watch On Cheetah Project Context: The Centre on Thursday created a new steering group made up of national and international specialists to oversee the execution of Project Cheetah in response to the deaths of three cheetah cubs this week. Points to […]
China Constructing Model Villages Context: Along the LAC, other Xiaokang villages are being built, including one in the Chumbi valley that faces the strategically significant Siliguri corridor. Points to Ponder: In the Middle East and Eastern sectors, China is enlarging its network of model villages, […]
All-in-one Policy Plan to Spread Insurance in India Context: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) is developing a new, reasonably priced bundled product to protect citizens against a variety of risks and is working to speed up claim settlements by connecting death registries to […]
Why Do Judges Recuse Themselves? Context: A judge can step down from a case where there is a potential conflict of interest in order to avoid the appearance of prejudice in the decision-making process. Recusals can be automatic, in which case the judge withdraws from […]
Economics That Looks At The Lower Half Of The Pyramid Context: A new economic paradigm was the focus of the Global Solutions Summit, which took place in Berlin on May 15 and 16 of this year. Global Solutions Summit Purpose: The Global Solutions Summit’s goal […]
An Ordinance, Its Constitutionality, And Scrutiny Context: If the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023 is challenged, the Union of India is unlikely to be successful in seizing control of “services” in Delhi.The Delhi State Government, which is elected, will have […]
Sri Lanka’s Malaiyaha Tamils Context: The Institute of Social Development, an NGO that works to address issues affecting Malaiyaha Tamils, organised the event in an effort to draw attention to the community’s long history of struggle and to call for long-overdue answers to their persistent […]