Current affairs Blog

Every election is presidential Elections are not won and lost due to major shifts in the core vote. It is the ‘non-core’ voter and the first generation voter, with no firm loyalty to aparty, who defines the final outcome. Actor Shatrughan Sinha summed it up correctly when he said that it was a victory of […]

A well-functioning insolvency resolution framework is fundamental for dealing with business failures   A well-functioning insolvency resolution framework is fundamental for dealing with business failures   The ministry of finance recently released the draft Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), proposed by the Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee. The government of India greeted this bill as among […]

A sunny alliance to fight climate change With progress in technology, solar energy is rapidly becoming competitive More than 130 heads of states are expected to speak at the 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) starting in Paris on 30 November. On […]

26th November to be observed as ‘Constitution Day’ The Government has decided to observe 26th November as ‘Constitution Day. On the day in 1949, the constitution was adopted which came into force on January 26, 1950 marking the beginning of a new era in the history of India.  This year, the country is celebrating 125th […]

The need for unifying agricultural markets A unified market will bring uniformity in prices across states Tomatoes, onions, pulses—food inflation is not only a topic of heated discussions in homes, but also a persistent worry for policymakers. The usual export bans or raids on hoarders are almost Pavlovian in nature. But they have little impact […]

न्यायिक नियुक्तियों की आदर्श व्यवस्था कितनी दूर?   यह संविधान के एक साधारण ज्ञान का विषय है कि संसद को कानून बनाने का अधिकार है लेकिन इस कानून की संवैधानिकता तय करने का अधिकार सर्वोच्च न्यायालय को है। फिर जब सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने 99वें संविधान संशोधन विधेयक को असंवैधानिक और निरस्त घोषित कर दिया, तो […]