What India’s AI Safety Institute could do
Posted in Mains C A Editorial Analysis GS 3 Science and Technology

What India’s AI Safety Institute could do

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) convened meetings with industry and experts to discuss setting up an AI Safety Institute under the IndiaAI Mission.

Tourism Sector in India
Posted in Mains C A Economic Development GS 3

Tourism Sector in India | SASCI Scheme

The Centre has recently sanctioned interest-free loans amounting to ₹3,295 crore to 23 States. These funds are earmarked for 40 new projects aimed at developing tourism sites and infrastructure under the ‘Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI)’.

How Brazil exposed the G20 crisis
Posted in Mains C A Editorial Analysis GS 2 International relations

How Brazil exposed the G20 crisis

G20 Leaders’ Summit 2023 concluded in Rio de Janeiro

Census 2025 as a comprehensive citizen registry
Posted in Mains C A Editorial Analysis Governance GS 2

Census 2025 as a comprehensive citizen registry

SyllabusGS Paper 2 – Governance ContextThe objective is to update the National Population Register as a prelude to the creation…

Schooling in India in times of poor air quality
Posted in Mains C A Editorial Analysis Environment GS 3 Pollution and Degradation

Schooling in India in times of poor air quality

Considering scientific rationale and the benefits and risks, the functioning of schools needs to be delinked from Graded Response Action Plan measures.

Between hope and hurdles on the high seas
Posted in Mains C A Conservation Editorial Analysis Environment GS 3

Between hope and hurdles on the high seas

India’s signing of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement has won praise but there is also scepticism.

Feminist ideology in India’s constitutional discourse
Posted in Mains C A GS 1 Indian History

Feminist ideology in India’s constitutional discourse

The fact that the ‘founding mothers’ of the Indian Republic too painstakingly co-authored the Constitution of India has been brushed over.

India’s urban infrastructure financing, needs and reality
Posted in Mains C A Editorial Analysis GS 1 Indian Society

India’s urban infrastructure financing, needs and reality

With the urban population set to rise exponentially, urban India’s future depends on the ability to address the key financial and structural challenges.

COP29
Posted in Mains C A Conservation Environment GS 3

29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29)

The annual global climate conference, COP29, recently concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Democratising AI needs a radically different approach
Posted in Mains C A GS 3 Science and Technology

Democratising AI needs a radically different approach

Not aiming to compete with or replicate the Big Tech model is essential; it should even look at championing ‘small AI’.

India needs an environmental health regulatory agency
Posted in Mains C A Editorial Analysis Environment GS 3

India needs an environmental health regulatory agency

Environmental health regulatory agency would look at the interlinked issues of climate, environment, health and the economy in a holistic way

Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) | Gender Equality and Empowerment
Posted in Mains C A GS 2 Social Justice

Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) | Gender Equality and Empowerment

A recent report titled ‘Charting New Paths for Gender Equality and Empowerment: Asia-Pacific Regional Report on Beijing + 30 Review,’ published by UN ESCAP and UN Women, highlighted India’s strong commitment to efficient resource allocation through the adoption of Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB).