Patent exclusions
Posted in Editorial Analysis GS 3 Science and Technology

Patent exclusions

In the patent landscape, including pharmaceutical patents, defining precise boundaries for patent protection is vital for communicating the granted rights of specific inventions to stakeholders. However, complications arise, especially with provisions like those in Section 3 of the Patent Act, necessitating focused clarification.

gujral
Posted in Mains C A GS 2 International relations

 The Gujral Doctrine

India’s relations with its neighbors are undergoing a transformative phase, prompting a retrospective examination of the factors that have shaped its ties with the immediate neighborhood.

Crimes against Women
Posted in Mains C A GS 2 Social Justice

Increasing Crimes against Women

According to the National Crime Record Bureau’s annual report, there was a 4% increase in crimes against women in 2022 compared to 2021.

Kashmir
Posted in Editorial Analysis Constitution | Polity GS 2

Kashmir; Past, Present and the Future

The Supreme Court upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370, which granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

glaciers
Posted in Mains C A Environment Geography GS 1 GS 3

An icy warning

The World Meteorological Organization’s latest report, “The Global Climate 2011 – 2020,” notes that, on average, glaciers worldwide underwent an annual thinning of about one meter from 2011 to 2020 in the section discussing glacier health

Global Cooling Pledge
Posted in Mains C A Environment GS 3

Global Cooling Pledge

At the ongoing COP28 climate summit in Dubai, approximately 63 nations have committed to the world’s first-ever pledge to significantly reduce cooling emissions.

India’s Growing Neighbourhood Dilemmas
Posted in GS 2 Editorial Analysis International relations

India’s Growing Neighbourhood Dilemmas

Present-day India grapples with formidable challenges in its relationships with neighboring countries, further compounded by the emergence of a newfound superpower in its vicinity—an unprecedented situation in its historical trajectory.

Ethics of Climate Engineering
Posted in Mains C A Environment GS 3 GS 4 Values and Ethics in Public administration

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
Posted in Mains C A Disaster and Disaster Management Environment GS 3

Urban Flood in India

The recent flooding in Chennai has sparked conversations about urban floods in India.

Posted in GS 2 Mains C A Social Justice

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
Posted in Mains C A GS 3 Security

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.

Disability
Posted in Editorial Analysis GS 2 Social Justice

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.