CONTEXT Japan, Iran, Turkey and India are well set to shape the emerging world order. START OF NEW COLD WAR U.S- CHINA HOSTILITY The U.S. continues to view China as its principal adversary on the world stage, therefore it has …
What’s in the news? The U.S. Treasury’s ‘Monitoring List’ has placed India among the 11 countries with regard to their currency practices. The April 2021 edition of the semi-annual report is the first from the Biden administration. India was on …
About Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) had constituted the National Startup Advisory Council to advise the Government on measures needed to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups in the country to drive sustainable …
NEWS The findings based on the India Human Development Survey 2015 (IHDS) on castes and their trust in State governments, the judiciary and the police are revealing. SIGNIFICANCE OF TRUST Trust impacts income and growth through markets and public institutions. …
CONTEXT Last week, India’s strategic community was agitated when the USS John Paul Jones carried out a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) 130 nautical miles west of the Lakshadweep Islands. The disquiet in Delhi was heightened by an unusual press …
About the Report The State of World Population is an annual report published by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Each edition covers and analyses developments and trends in world population and demographics, as well as shedding a light on …
What’s in the news? The Reserve Bank of India has announced the setting up of a regulatory review authority, RRA 2.0, to review its regulations internally and in consultation with other stakeholders. Deputy governor M Rajeshwar Rao has been appointed …
CONTEXT The foreign ministers of BIMSTEC (the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) met virtually on April 1. They advanced the agenda, which had been arrested by the pandemic, since the last ministerial meeting held in …
What is a GI Tag? A geographical indication or GI is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. Geographical indications are typically used for …
Why in News? The delivery for the S-400 long range air defence systems will start this year. Also, officials dismissed concerns over possible U.S. sanctions on the deal under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), stating this deal …