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Ethics of Climate Engineering
UNESCO’s World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) has published its first-ever report on the Ethics of Climate Engineering.
Urban Flood in India
The recent flooding in Chennai has sparked conversations about urban floods in India.
Centre of Excellence for transgender
The All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has revealed its intentions to establish a Center of Excellence dedicated to transgender healthcare, scheduled to commence operations in 2024.
UNLF Peace Accord
The central government and the government of Manipur recently entered into a peace agreement with the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), which is the most established armed group in the valley region of Manipur.
India, disability inclusion and the power of ‘by’
With 1.3 billion people worldwide experiencing disabilities, existing systems, designed primarily for those without disabilities, often inadvertently marginalize and exclude individuals with disabilities.
Dollarization
Javier Milei, the newly elected president of Argentina, has garnered attention with his proposal to substitute the nation’s currency, the “Peso”, with the US dollar.
Loss and Damage Fund
The commencement of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai saw the official initiation of a fund for loss and damage, aimed at assisting vulnerable nations in managing the consequences of climate change.
Electronic Voting Machine
The discourse surrounding electronic voting machines has resurged in the context of reported allegations of electoral malpractices
Fiscal prudence
An in-depth examination of the government’s financial records reveals that the fiscal deficit is primarily due to insufficient revenues, rather than excessive spending.
Stubble Burning – Reasons and Impacts
Supreme Court recently questioned the Punjab government as to why they couldn’t cover the expenses of crop residue management machines for small-scale farmers.
All-India Judicial Service
On Constitution Day, the President of India proposed the establishment of an All-India Judicial Service with the aim of identifying and developing the talents of exceptional young individuals in the field of judiciary
Social Audit
Out of the 34 States and union territories only six have completed social audit of works done under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in more than 50% of gram panchayats.