5G: Where does India Stand?

The NDA government in its second term had announced that it would be conducting field trials of 5G in the first 100 days of the new government. What is 5G? 5G is the next generation of mobile internet connectivity technology ..

Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2019 introduced in Rajya Sabha

The Union government has tabled the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2019 in Rajya Sabha. Features of the Bill It seeks to make India a hub of domestic and global arbitration for settling commercial disputes. The bill seeks to provide ..

IAF to Integrate ASRAAM Missile across its Fighter Fleet

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has approved fitting of Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) on Jaguar jets and was looking to integrating it on the Su-30MKIs and the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) as well. Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air ..

Bimal Jalan panel report Delayed

The Bimal Jalan panel formed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to review the economic capital framework of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has deferred the submission of its report to the central bank. Why the deferment? The ..

Nuclear Warheads and Modernising Arsenals

The 2019 Yearbook of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) makes the following observations: The worldwide total of nuclear warheads has decreased since 2018 and the countries are modernising their nuclear arsenals. Nine nuclear-armed countries (including India) had a ..

World Investment Report 2019

The World Investment Report 2019 released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) makes the following observations: The global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows slid for the third consecutive annual decline by 13 per cent in 2018 to ..

UK plans to become Net Zero Carbon Emission Economy

The UK has unveiled a 2050 net zero emission target law. This makes Britain the first major G7economy to legislate with an end date for its contribution to global warming. The law puts a legally binding commitment for the UK ..

Windrush Scheme

More than 450 Indians were confirmed of their British citizenship under the UK government’s Windrush Scheme, set up in the wake of an immigration scandal. What was the Scheme all about? Windrush Generation refers to citizens of former British colonies ..

G20 express concern over risks from intensified trade conflict

The G20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors has expressed concerns that trade and geopolitical tensions have intensified raising risks for improving global growth. The meet stopped short of calling for a resolution of a deepening U.S.-China trade ..

India Signs Christchurch Call to Action

India has decided to sign an international call initiated by the governments of France and New Zealand along with top social media companies to eliminate the violent and terrorist content online. Christchurch Call to Action Christchurch Call to Action was ..