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The country as a whole has witnessed the emergence of social media as a menace. A sizable section of people have taken to social media, including Facebook, Twitter, etc., to air their views on various issues and happenings they happen to see around them. But what has happened in the process is that a large … Continue reading Social media menace

Extension of deadline for completion of smart city projects till 2024 has come as a breather for worst performing cities in the Northeast, including Guwahati. Real challenge for these smart city authorities is to make best utilization of the extended period to complete and fast track as many projects. In the entire country 7821 projects … Continue reading Smart city paradox

Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world - Howard Zinn As the world celebrated the Environment Day, let us all realize that the Earth has the remarkable ability to heal itself, but we must acknowledge that this healing can only occur if we collectively put an end to the harm … Continue reading Combating plastic pollution: Uniting local governance & human behaviour change

The transport sector accounts for nearly 25% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and 95% of the energy required by the sector comes from fossil fuels. The GHG emissions from transport are projected to go up to close to 50% by 2050 if no action is initiated by nations to bring them down. Electric mobility, … Continue reading Sustainable electric mobility

United Nations data says that an estimated 4.2 lakh people around the world die every year after eating contaminated food, and children under 5 years of age carry 40% of the food-borne disease burden, with 1.25 deaths every year. Yet, the sufficiency of food through production and distribution overshadows the requirement that food be safe, … Continue reading Food safety enforcement and awareness

Highway expansion symbolises accelerated growth in a country but comes with the cost of adverse impact on environment due to clearance of forest and tree felling. India’s total highway/expressway length of 1.42 lakh km is about 1.7% of total length of all roads but accounts for 40% of the country’s road traffic. These figures explain … Continue reading Environmental sustainability of highways

Friday evening’s accident at Balasore in Odisha involving three trains—two high-speed passenger trains and a goods train—is probably the worst kind of railway accident that has occurred in India in recent times. Even as more than 24 hours had elapsed since the accident took place, rescue workers were still struggling to retrieve people, both dead … Continue reading Train incident in Balasore

Notification of the Breeders of Species Licence Rules, 2023 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate and Change (MoEFCC) has cleared the decks for obtaining license for captive breeding of exotic species protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES). The notification has been issued in … Continue reading Regulating captive breeding of exotic species

A new chapter of advanced agriculture is being written in India. Agriculture will be the base for building the foundation of a self-reliant India. India is ready to become an economic superpower in the world only through agriculture. India’s agriculture is becoming an exemplary enterprise at the global level; India’s agriculture is taking on the … Continue reading New Agricultural system in India

India accounting for the highest number of preterm births in 2020 is a matter of grave concern. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that the country accounts for 3.02 million preterm births which is 23% of all preterm births worldwide. The WHO also found that, globally, preterm birth remains the leading cause of death in … Continue reading Preterm births

In the past one year, security forces have intensified their efforts towards restoring normalcy in Assam, especially in Upper Assam, wherein certain pockets of ULFA (I) are still active As many as 107 cadres and supporters of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) arrested since 2022 by the security forces with the recovery … Continue reading Restoring normalcy in Assam

the government has just announced a foreign trade policy, detailing plans to lift India’s exports to $2 trillion by 2030 up from as much as $770 billion in the current fiscal year. FTP (Foreign Trade Policy) 2023 emphasizes on ease of doing business, streamlining of processes and reducing transaction costs - a greater focus on … Continue reading FTP (Foreign Trade Policy) 2023

The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), along with UK-based charity Reef-World Foundation, recently launched the Green Fins Hub. What is Green Fins Hub? It a global digital platform that will help diving and snorkelling operators worldwide to make simple, cost-efficient changes to their daily practices by utilising tried and tested solutions.It would also help them … Continue reading Green fins hub

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has  issued a ‘stop work’ notice to the Saifi Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT) which is executing the Bendi Bazar project. About the project- Bhendi Bazaar redevelopment is arguably the single-largest urban renewal project in the country. The project will transpose the 200-year-old market, made up of commercial and residential buildings, into a well-planned neighbourhood of … Continue reading Bhendi bazaar

The government was planning to introduce the Development of Enterprise and Service Hubs (DESH) Bill in the monsoon session of Parliament. Through this, the government is seeking to go beyond export-oriented manufacturing and focus on broad-based parameters such as boosting additional economic activity, generating employment, and integrating various industrial hubs.Coordinated action from the Government of … Continue reading Desh bill

RBI is in talks to set up a registry to check banking fraud The registry will create a database of fraudulent websites, phones and various methods used by fraudsters. Payment system participants will be provided access to this registry for near-real-time fraud monitoring. The aggregated fraud data will be published to educate customers on emerging … Continue reading Banking fraud

Reliance Jio 5G will work on ‘standalone’ architecture 5G networks are deployed mainly on two modes: standalone and non-standalone. Both architectures have their advantages and disadvantages. In the standalone mode, which Jio has chosen, the 5G network operates with dedicated equipment and runs parallel to the existing 4G network Non-standalone mode, the 5G network is … Continue reading 5 G architecture

Shadow banking is emerging as a major lender in emerging markets which warrants considerable management of the financial sector. What is a shadow bank? Shadow banks are those institutions that do not collect deposits but still provide loans.These include a variety of institutions, ranging from trusts, investment funds etc.,It facilitates the creation of credit but they are not … Continue reading Shadow Bank