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Reconsidering the free movement regime
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Reconsidering the free movement regime

Science & Tech 25/01/24 10:39 AM IST
by Mahesh

'At a passing out parade of the Assam police commandos in Guwahati, Home Minister Amit Shah said the 1,643 km India-Myanmar border would soon be fenced.' He also said the Free Movement Regime (FMR) Read More...

Turkey finally backs Sweden’s NATO bid
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Turkey finally backs Sweden’s NATO bid

Science & Tech 25/01/24 10:19 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Sweden’s attempt to join NATO cleared a major hurdle after Turkey’s parliament supported its membership. For a new country to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), all the e Read More...

India’s problem — different drugs, identical brand names
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India’s problem — different drugs, identical brand names

Science & Tech 25/01/24 07:27 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Recently, oncologist Dr. Vincent Rajkumar expressed his shock on social media over the fact that two different drugs, treating entirely different conditions, had identical brand names — ‘ Read More...

End-to-end encryption
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End-to-end encryption

Science & Tech 25/01/24 06:50 AM IST
by Mahesh

'End-to-end (E2E) encryption in particular protects information in a way that has transformed human rights organisations’, law-enforcement agencies’, and technology companies’ outlo Read More...

Why was FCRA registration for several NGOs cancelled?
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Why was FCRA registration for several NGOs cancelled?

Science & Tech 24/01/24 09:50 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 (FCRA) registration of two prominent non-governmental organisations (NGOs) — Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and World Vision India (WVI) have be Read More...

The need to overhaul a semiconductor scheme
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The need to overhaul a semiconductor scheme

Science & Tech 24/01/24 07:44 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The mid-term appraisal of the semiconductor Design-Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme is due soon.' Since its announcement, the DLI scheme has approved only seven start-ups, markedly short of its targe Read More...

The  rising gap in incomes
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The rising gap in incomes

Science & Tech 24/01/24 07:05 AM IST
by Mahesh

'According to a recent report by the State Bank of India (SBI), India has witnessed a significant fall in inequality over the last decade.' The Gini for the self-employed workers rises from 0.37 to Read More...

Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur
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Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur

Science & Tech 24/01/24 06:43 AM IST
by Mahesh

'A day before the centenary celebrations of former Bihar Chief Minister and socialist leader Karpoori Thakur, President Droupadi Murmu announced that the late socialist leader will be awarded the Bhar Read More...

India's energy security
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India's energy security

Science & Tech 23/01/24 10:19 AM IST
by Mahesh

'As the seventh most-vulnerable country to the impacts of climate change, India has been at the forefront of climate action — it has reduced overall fossil fuel subsidies by 76% between FY14 and Read More...

Tax contribution by States needs to be revisited
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Tax contribution by States needs to be revisited

Science & Tech 23/01/24 07:17 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Finance Commission’s important job is to recommend a distribution formula specifying each State’s share in the part of the Union tax revenue assigned to States. Such distribution form Read More...