India is the world’s third-largest energy consuming country, thanks to rising incomes and improving standards of living. Energy use has doubled since 2000, with 80% of demand still being met by coal, oil and solid biomass. In India, that energy transformation …
Recent political developments have pushed Afghanistan into economic crisis. In August, the Taliban assumed power in Afghanistan, with immediate repercussions across an economy already facing daunting development challenges. Rapid reduction in international grant support, loss of access to offshore assets, …
Preventive healthcare means the measures taken to prevent diseases rather than treating them. One is advised to go for routine check-up even if the person is healthy as lifestyle diseases are asymptomatic in nature. Over the years this segment has …
The Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 was recently introduced by the central government to change key clauses of the Electricity Act 2003. Why the amendment? To address major challenges affecting the power sector’s commercial and investment activity. The current problems facing …
The agro-food system comprises all those activities related to the production, processing, distribution, sale, preparation and consumption of food, and the regulatory apparatus governing these arrangements Significance The health of a country’s agri-food systems determines the health of its people. The findings …
The WHO Constitution (1946) envisages “…the highest attainable standard of health as a fundamental right of every human being.” Understanding health as a human right creates a legal obligation on states to ensure access to timely, acceptable, and affordable health …
Recently Union government announced it has achieved 100% rural electrification. Saubhagya is one of the largest household electrification drives in the world. according to reports, the International Energy Agency (IEA) had lauded it as one of the greatest successes in …
The Covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on almost every area of India’s socio-economic-political system, and the judiciary is no exception. Since March 2020, the courts have not worked with a full caseload on the whole. As a result, when …
Some of Nepal’s biggest river systems originate in the Himalayan glaciers which then flow into India through Bihar. During the monsoons, these river systems flood causing many problems for Bihar. It is a necessity that there is process-driven coordination between …
e-Governance is understood as the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at all the level of the Government in order to provide services to the citizens, interaction with business enterprises and communication and exchange of information between different agencies …