Editorial Analysis

Public debt management is getting wider attention in Centre-State financial relations, against the backdrop of the recently constituted Sixteenth Union Finance Commission.

Environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk, currently on a 21-day fast to demand the implementation of the Indian Constitution’s Sixth Schedule and statehood for the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh,

The role of the private sector in ‘climate finance’ has so far been somewhat of a blind spot..

Syllabus :GS 2/Governance  In Context Social Security Importance  Social Security Welfare Schemes Issues and Concerns  Suggestions and Way Forward  Mains Practice Question [Q] Discuss the Social Security Measures in India and Related Challenges . Do higher levels of social spending necessarily lead to a lower level of poverty?

The year 2024 is being hailed as the biggest year for democracy, with 45% of the global population preparing to exercise their voting rights.

The expansion of Universal health coverage will be complex, but data and digital technology can smoothen the way.

In recent years, the frequency and intensity of disputes between the Union government and the States have increased.

The President has appointed Election Commissioners (ECs) to fill up two vacancies which has attracted justified criticism. 

The Global E-waste Monitor 2024, brought out by United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and Fondation Carmignac, a corporate foundation.

India and Bhutan have been the closest of partners and the best of friends over the past 50 years and more.