The narrative of development and populism
Why in the News?
With election is round the corner in many states, and the General elections to be held in 2024, many developmental schemes and promises are given by various political parties.
Development and populism:
The development obsession:
The examples of projecting mega-infrastructure as development symbols, resulting in environmental disasters include:
Space for populism
On conventional models
Criminal law Bills and a hollow decolonisation
Why in the News?
Three criminal law Bills were introduced in the Parliament in 2022, after an earlier attempt of setting up the Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law in 2020.
Colonisation:
Overbroad and constitutionally suspect:
An expansion of suppression:
In perspective
Bihar Survey
Why in the News?
The Bihar govt. has released the results of its survey of castes in the state, which was a result of unanimous decision of an all-party meeting in the state.
Key findings of the Caste survey:
Significance of the survey findings:
The FDI of India has been falling
Why in the News?
Though the figures of GDP growth and geopolitical scenario indicate the economic rise of India, its FDI has been falling.
India’s falling Foreign Direct Investment (FDI):
Possible reasons for fall in FDI inflows:
In spite of India’s being an alternative in China+1 strategy, enough incentives through PLI scheme of the government and rising growth prospects, India’s FDI inflows are declining. This may be due to
A plan for the Winter Crop
Why in the News?
The Rabi conference was recently held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW), to discuss about the problems and prospects of rabi crops in the upcoming winter season.
India’s food production:
The Rabi Conference:
Shift from “production-centric” to a “food systems” approach:
Counting deaths in India’s prisons
Why in the News?
As per the Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms, suicide was found to be the leading cause of ‘unnatural’ deaths (deaths other than ageing or illnesses) among Indian prisoners.
How are prison deaths classified?
What have the courts said?
How are deaths investigated?
What has the government done so far?
Way forward:
Cholera cases
Lagrange Points
R21 Malaria vaccine
OIML Certificates
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