Editorial Analysis

In Context  Electricity generation in South Asia has risen exponentially. South Asia has almost a fourth of the global population living on 5% of the world’s landmass.  Major Points  Electricity generation in South Asia has risen from 340 terawatt hours (TWh) in 1990 to 1,500 TWh in 2015. Country wise analysis:  Bangladesh has achieved 100% […]

In Context  The release of working papers of  the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund(IMF) has led to a renewed debate on poverty in India.  Findings of the World Bank and IMF on poverty in India New working papers from the World Bank and the IMF claim that extreme poverty in the country, based […]

In Context Arrests and attacks increased on Indian fishermen as they continued entering Lankan waters because of depletion of marine resources on the Indian side. Major issues  The unpopular truth in the entire conflict is accusations about Tamil fishermen entering Sri Lankan waters, ownership of Katchatheevu Island, where Tamil fishermen had traditional fishing rights for […]

In Context The performance of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has been under intense scrutiny.  Performance Analysis   A common metric used to assess the efficacy of IBC is the time taken to resolve cases. It is calculated by taking a simple average of time taken on each completed case.  This is one of the […]

In Context Recently, the President of India has given his assent to the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill. Background  The old code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, did not have the provision of medical examination of the accused.  The Law Commission, in its 41st Report (1969), considered the necessity of physical examination of the arrested […]