The COVID- 19 pandemic posed the most formidable economic challenge to India and to the world in a century. Governments and central banks across the world deployed a range of policy tools to support their economies such as lowering key policy rates, quantitative easing measures, loan guarantees, cash transfers and fiscal stimulus measures. India’s GDP […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India on December 6. Although the visit was short, he met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed various issues of bilateral interest including the ongoing delivery of the S-400 missile defence systems. Putin’s visit is seen as an effort to repair the damage done to the relationship over the […]
At a time when modern democracy is facing multifaceted challenges globally it was a timely call from the United States to organize the Summit for Democracy. The Summit for Democracy was a virtual summit hosted by the United States “to renew democracy at home and confront autocracies abroad” on December 9–10, 2021. Leaders of more […]
What is COP26? COP26 refers to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference. It was the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference. The COP2 was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. The president of the conference was UK cabinet minister Alok Sharma. Delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the […]
India’s Harnaaz Sandhu, a Chandigarh based girl who represented India at the 70th Miss Universe 2021, held in Eilat, Israel has won Miss Universe 2021 title. She was crowned Miss Universe 2021 as she beat Paraguay’s Nadia Ferreira and South Africa’s Lalela Mswane. It is an occasion to celebrate because before Harnaaz, only two Indians […]
The World Inequality Report 2022 has described India as a “poor and very unequal country with affluent elite.” According to the report the top 10% of Indian population holds 57% of the total national income. Throwing further insight into prevailing inequality in India, the report highlights that while top 1% of Indian population held more […]
After more than a year, farmer unions have finally decided to call off their protests with the three controversial farm laws being repealed. In the end nobody is wiser as to why the laws were introduced and why they were withdrawn as the government has refused to discuss it in Parliament. But in the process, […]
The metaverse is constituted by “meta-” and “universe”. It is a hypothesized iteration of the Internet, supporting persistent online 3-D virtual environments through conventional personal computing, as well as virtual and augmented reality headsets. Current metaverse ambitions are centered on addressing technological limitations with modern virtual and augmented reality devices, as well as expanding the use of metaverse spaces to business, education, and retail […]
The national symbols of India are indigenous in their origin and belief. The symbols are coveted by the India citizens as a mark of identity and pride. National Motto Satyameva Jayate” (Truth alone triumphs.) is a mantra from the ancient Indian scripture Mundaka Upanishad. Upon independence of India, it was adopted as the national motto […]
