Highlight the need for regulation and the significance of drugs sold by online pharmacies.

Following the December 2018 order of the Delhi High Court, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has asked all states and Union Territories to prohibit the sale of drugs sold by e-pharmacies.   Currently the online pharmacies operate without ..

Time and again demands have been made for a law to combat lynching. Discuss why the law alone will not be a panacea.

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and all states to frame stringent laws against lynching. The state of Manipur passed an anti-lynching law last November, Rajasthan and West Bengal have passed such legislation more recently. Why the law alone ..

Despite its transformative potential the mid-day meal is perceived as charity and not a civic responsibility. Comment.

Ever since being made compulsory by the Supreme Court, the mid-day meal scheme has received considerable appreciation not only from India but from all quarters of the world. The scheme is the world’s biggest of its kind and with any ..

Effective control over arms and ammunitions is very important for safety and security in the country. In this context discuss the provisions of the Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

The Parliament has recently approved the Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 providing for a maximum punishment of life imprisonment for manufacturing and carrying illegal arms. The Bill seeks to amend the Arms Act, 1959 and decrease the number of licensed firearms ..

How the Science and Technology Councils could be reformed as scientific institutions of national importance?

The State Science and Technology Councils (SSTCs) constituted to spearhead the use of science and technologies (S&T) for regional problems and to foster scientific temper have been completely neglected and are now intellectually adrift. Reforming SSTCs Funding The Department of Science ..

Why there are fears that state revenue will fall behind the estimates?

It has been feared that the tax revenues for state governments are likely to fall well short of their budget estimates for 2019-20. State Revenue Sources Own tax revenues and devolution of central taxes are the two major components of ..

The State of the World’s Children report of UNICEF portrays a dismal picture of India. Elaborate

UNICEF has released its State of the World’s Children report for 2019. This is the first UNICEF report on child nutrition in the last 20 years. The report comes on the heels of the Global Hunger Index report. Findings of ..

Endowment Funds can be a tool to secure the financial autonomy of the Higher Educational Institutions. How IIT Delhi is surging ahead in this direction.

IIT Delhi which is looking forward for its golden jubilee celebrations has started efforts to garner $1 billion dollars over the next six years as endowments from industry and alumni. What is an Endowment Fund? An endowment fund is an ..