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Find Out How Damage Prone Social Media Platforms Can Exist In A Framework Of Democracy

Pooja YadavApril 11, 20220

Social media platforms have efficiently and effectively supplanted traditional information networks in India. The dialectical relationship between online content, traditional media and political networks means the messages propagated online effectively touch even people who don't seem to be digitally literate. This ubiquity could be a golden moment for India — democratising access to information, fostering community, increasing citizen participation and reducing the space between ordinary people and decision-makers. However, social media platforms have adopted certain designs of choices that have led to a proliferation and mainstreaming of misinformation while allowing themselves to be weaponised by powerful vested interests for political and commercial benefit. the ensuing fr...

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How China Pushed Sri Lanka Into A Debt Trap, How India Can Help ?

Pooja YadavApril 11, 20220

Indian diplomacy must be more proactive when it involves Sri Lanka. China could leverage its position within the current depression. Sri Lanka’s depression is an emergent phenomenon and has been stewing for an extended time. What's strange about it's the dearth of basic planning and foresight by the Rajapaksa government to own gauged its enormity in time and initiate necessary corrective measures. The Rajapaksas themselves were also, in a way, involved in the making of this crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic affected the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka badly. Countries closed borders and therefore the movement of individuals came to a standstill. Demand for exports, especially for the products the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka sold, also fell. Even remittanc...

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Vaccination Drive To Delay Or Not?: Booster Dose Open At Private Centers Only

Sonia SolankiApril 11, 20220

Booster Dose is now open to all adults from 10th April 2022 onwards as the centre approves it. As per the guidelines, the gap between the second dose and the third dose needs to be a minimum of nine months. But talking of the free vaccination programme, vaccinating the adult population of India with two doses will remain unaltered. Along with this, the booster dose for senior citizens, frontline workers, and healthcare workers will continue at a much higher pace. The Union health minister Mansukh  Mandaviya tweeted the centre's decision of elaborating the vaccination programme "Adding an extra layer of safety! precaution dose to be available to 18+ age group from 10th April 2022 at private centres. All 18+ those who have completed nine months after the administration of the second do...

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Vegetable Price Hike Raising Concerns: Understand Its Causes And Impact

Pooja YadavApril 9, 20220

Domestic edible oil prices are likely to increase 10-15% within the short term after Indonesia, the world’s largest producer and exporter of oil, has announced a ban on its export from April 28, industry officials said. Sunflower oil supplies in India have already been affected because of the Ukraine-Russia war, adding pressure to household budgets. Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday announced the suspension of all oil and material exports from April 28 until further orders. The choice comes in the wake of a severe shortage and skyrocketing prices for edible oil within the southeast state. Indonesia is experiencing domestic shortages and the govt has been forced to place curbs on shipments and introduce price controls. For the year 2021-22 (October to September), Indonesi...

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Road Ahead For Congress More Challenging Than Ever Before

Sayani ChakrabortyApril 8, 20220

When the Congress Party's parliamentary party met for the first time this year, Sonia Gandhi, its president, made a speech in which she lambasted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She said that the ruling party pursued a "divisive agenda," which she defined as one of the common components of political discourse in every state, including her own, in which she lived.   Later in her speech, she said that the ruling party had "mischievously twisted" history in order to mislead the public and intensify their political aspirations. Mrs. Gandhi went on to say that the government takes use of the power of administration to instil a sense of terror and intimidation in the hearts and minds of the general populace.   For her part, she emphasised the necessity f...

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Extremely Poor In India Still Less Than 1%: IMF Report

Gunjan ChaudharyApril 7, 20220

There is s relief for India, which has come from the International Monetary Fund. Actually, the number of people living in extreme poverty in India has remained very less. According to the new working paper of IMF, the figure for such people is now less than one percent. Along with this, it has been said in the report that the scope of inequality has also been reduced. Inequality at a 30-year low This working paper of the International Monetary Fund has been prepared by economists Surjit Bhalla, Arvind Virmani and Karan Bhasin. It states that the number of extremely poor people in India has remained stable at this level even during the crisis period of the Corona pandemic. Economists said that the level of inequality in the country has reached the lowest level in 30 years. The paper adde

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Why India Is Not Caring About America’s Displeasure Over Import Of Crude Oil?

Gunjan ChaudharyApril 7, 20220

There is a terrible period of cold war that is going on between America and Russia. US President Joe Biden is calling his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin not only a brutal dictator but also a killer of humanity with "adjectives". In response, Putin is answering them with his own strategy. But at the same time, India is also not caring much for American concerns and resentment. India did not listen to America in other matters including import of crude oil from Russia. Foreign policy experts are justifying this move of India. Diplomatic experts say that after many decades, India has not cared for America's displeasure. Senior journalist Ranjit Kumar, who has knowledge of foreign affairs, says that India is showing understanding. It is not good for India to bow to American pressure. ...

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TMC To Push For Introducing Women’s Reservation Bill In Rajya Sabha

Sayani ChakrabortyApril 7, 20220

A divisive issue in politics, the liberation of women has always been a source of contention, and the TMC's current leadership has further fueled the flames of this debate. In the Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of the Indian parliament, Derek O'Brien, the TMC's floor leader, has tabled a motion urging the government to introduce a Women's Reservation Bill. When the United Front government first brought it to Lok Sabha in 1996, it was finally approved by the legislature. In 1988, 1999, and 2008, there were three further efforts to have it approved; the last was in 2008. It was finally signed into law in 2008. Following a comprehensive review, it was submitted to the Lok Sabha in 2010 and adopted by the Upper House after being subjected to further scrutiny. The 15th Lok Sabha, ...

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Sri Lanka’s Poor Economic Plight And India’s Response

Sayani ChakrabortyApril 7, 20220

During the year 2020, the pandemic had a significant influence on tourism, which is Sri Lanka's most important source of foreign currency profits. This prevented it from continuing its business of importing or exporting services owing to the country's financial difficulties. A poor foreign exchange economy had resulted in significant shortages of paper and LPG in the nation, which had exacerbated the situation. Because Sri Lanka is primarily dependant on other countries for important commodities such as food, paper, lentils, pharmaceuticals, machineries, and other transportation equipment, the island was facing significant shortages of paper and LPG at the time of the shortage announcement. Sri Lanka owes more than $6 billion in foreign debt in dollars, the most bulk of which is ...

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Continuous Fuel Price Hike Mars Indians; Costs Likely To Break Records

Sayani ChakrabortyApril 7, 20220

In recent weeks, the price of gasoline in retail sectors has continued to grow after continuously increasing since March 22. In order to compensate consumers who are experiencing quickly rising fuel expenditures, the price of gasoline has been squeezed even more. The increase in gasoline costs continues to startle consumers, but they are no longer shocked since they have gotten several warnings about the increase in pricing. The price of roughly 80 paise was raised on a daily basis, much like an alarm clock that was snoozed in the morning, leaving the general people perplexed and baffled. Petrol prices will rise in accordance with the previous 15-day record set by oil marketing corporations regulated by the government, with the new prices taking effect at 6 a.m. on Monday, April 15. ...

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UP Becomes Top Employment Providing State; Read To Know More

Gunjan ChaudharyApril 6, 20220

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's initiative toward making Uttar Pradesh's economy number one in the country is paying off. Now instead of searching for jobs, the youth of the state are also becoming job givers. Uttar Pradesh has become the first state to provide maximum investment and employment under the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Program (PMEGP) in the country. This achievement has been recorded despite the global pandemic of Coronavirus and the assembly elections held in the state. CM Yogi has played a big role in changing the condition and direction of the state which is counted as a BIMARU state in the last five years. More than 21 new policies of various departments have been implemented in the state and it has risen from 14th to the second rank in Ease of Doing...

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Meat Ban In South Delhi To Hijab Ban In Karnataka: BJP’s Nature Of Controlling Under Religious Umbrella

Sonia SolankiApril 6, 20220

The latest controversy is the Meat Ban in South Delhi during the Navratri. This news comes in from the mayor of South Delhi, Mukesh Suryan. Along with this, he says that fines will be imposed on the violators, as South Delhi MCD decides to close meat shops and sales of non-veg food in restaurants. Well this is not the first time that such orders are issued keeping the religious agenda above anything else. Like the Hijab controversy, Azaan loudspeaker Ban controversy, etc all such issues are mainly based on a Hindu Vs Muslim backdrop. Why Ban On Constitutional Rights Is Dangerous? Ban on any of the basic constitutional rights is a serious violation of fundamental rights. Moreover, when any ban is justified with religious teachings it becomes a part of our social and ethical discussions...

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