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The 22nd edition of the FIFA men’s World Cup will kick off in Qatar on November 20. The month-long tournament is one of biggest sporting events on th…
3 years, 9 months ago
Decoding PARAKH: Why does India need a centralised assessment regulator?
The National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020), among other things, also envisaged what is being called ‘assessment reform’ – that is, changing the wa…
3 years, 9 months ago
COP 27: Where will the funds for mitigation and adaptation come from?
The 27th summit of the Conference of Parties (COP27) in Egypt comes on the back of extreme weather events that seem like a trailer of the climate cat…
3 years, 9 months ago
The significance of Xi Jinping meeting Jo Biden
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Jo Biden met for over three hours on November 14, ahead of the G-20 meeting in Indonesia. I…
3 years, 9 months ago
Why has the CCI levied multiple penalties on Google
In late October, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) levied penalties exceeding Rs. 2000 crore, totally across two cases for anticompetitive pr…
3 years, 9 months ago
Two finger test for sexual assault: What the latest ban says
On October 31 this year, the Supreme Court declared that the two-finger test - a test used on survivors of rape or sexual assault, was not only regre…
3 years, 9 months ago
Is the BJP all set to return to power once again in Gujarat?
The dates for the Gujarat assembly elections are out – polls will be held in two phases, on December 1 and 5, and the results will be declared on Dec…
3 years, 9 months ago
What the U.S. midterm elections signal
Democrats have performed better than expected in U.S. midterm elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the House, a Republican ad…
3 years, 9 months ago
Will Russian oil price caps be effective
Western powers, particularly the Group of Seven wealthy nations are working to fix a price cap on Russian oil. They expect major buyers in the West, …
3 years, 9 months ago
The issues around genetically modified mustard – Part 2
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) of the Environment Ministry on October 18 cleared the proposal for the commercial cultivation of …
3 years, 9 months ago