Surrogacy Bill, then & now
Context: Lok Sabha passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016. Cleared by the Cabinet in 2016, the Bill was subsequently referred to a Parliamentary Standing Committee (Health & Family Welfare) before…
‘There is no question of going back to the paper ballot’
Context: The debate on the reliability of electronic voting machines (EVMs) refuses to settle, with political parties continuing to voice their concerns about malfunctioning machines. Only important take away: The…
India and Maldives
Context: Maldivian President’s three-day visit to India this week seems to have brought a tumultuous phase in India-Maldives ties to a close. India underscored that the recent elections in the…
Bolstering Paris
Context: The UN Climate Conference held in Katowice, Poland, has moved ahead with the implementation of the Paris Agreement through a rule book, reflecting strong support among citizens of all…
On-track on railway safety
Context: Last month’s Amritsar tragedy brought the spotlight back to railway safety. The average person usually doesn’t understand that Indian Railways (IR) has a very specific definition of accident. For IR, accident…
How the rulebook agreed at Katowice further dilutes the Paris Agreement
Context: The Paris rulebook is completely inadequate to contain the worst impacts of climate change. I have just returned from Katowice, Poland, where the 24th Conference of Parties (CoP24) to…
Right prescription: lifting the ban on oxytocin
Context: In a crucial development that exposes the flaws in health policy-making in the country, the Delhi High Court quashed a government ban on the retail sale and private manufacture of…
Making every citizen an auditor
Context: “A good auditor is a good listener” said President Ram Nath Kovind during his recent speech at the 29th Accountants General Conference. “You will not only see the accounts…
A Moral Code
Use it for Ethics/Essay Paper-Quote them Context: Should technology companies establish a new C-suite position — that of a chief ethics officer? The question is not that far-fetched. We live…
To implement pro-poor polices
Context: The aim of welfare schemes is to benefit the poor vis-a-vis the non-poor. Objective of Welfare schemes: Efforts to reduce the income mismatch and improve the holistic well-being are…
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