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Back to SearchMultidimensional poverty in India: decoding the Niti Aayog report
A new paper released by the NITI Aayog has claimed that multidimensional poverty (MDI) has declined from 29.17% in 2013-14 to 11.28% in 2022-23, and …
2 years, 9 months ago
What do we know about India's new ICU guidelines
Having a loved one in intensive care at a hospital is an experience many of us have gone through, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s a stre…
2 years, 9 months ago
What are the implications of Maldives’ March 15 deadline to India for withdrawing troops?
Relations between India and Maldives seem to have hit a rough patch. First came some controversial remarks from Maldivian politicians on Prime Minist…
2 years, 9 months ago
Does the Telecommunications Act, 2023 bolster the government’s digital regulation powers?
The Telecommunications Act, 2023 was passed by Parliament in the Winter Session of Parliament last year. The Act consolidates much of the telecom law…
2 years, 9 months ago
What we know about the new Covid variant JN.1
For at least a year and a half now, most of us have relegated Covid-19 to the back of our minds. Cases of the virus had drastically reduced, it was n…
2 years, 9 months ago
How can gene editing help cure disease?
This month, there’s been a lot of excitement in the medical world over the approval given to treatments for diseases that based on genome editing. Wh…
2 years, 10 months ago
What does excessive screen time do to your brain?
This has been a question that has triggered a lot of research, a lot of debate and a lot of questions. A recent meta-analysis of 34 studies looked at…
2 years, 10 months ago
Is Biden’s Israel policy compromising the US’s strategic interests?
As Israel continues its indiscriminate bombardment of Gaza, causing thousands of civilian deaths, it has continued to enjoy unconditional military an…
2 years, 10 months ago
Decoding the three new criminal law Bills
In August this year, the Union government introduced three Bills to overhaul the country’s criminal justice system. The were – the Bharatiya Nyaya Sa…
2 years, 10 months ago
Decoding the Constitution Bench’s judgement on Article 370 abrogation
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has upheld the abrogation of Article 370 and the subsequent reorganisation of the state of Jammu…
2 years, 10 months ago