LSTV Insights – Legacy of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, born in 1897 at Cuttack in Orissa, later became a revolutionary and visionary leader of International stature. He was one of the few leaders who had comprehensively envisioned free India and approach to issues like education, defence, international relations, industrial planning etc. He had a strong …
LS Insights: Obama in India: Symbolism and Substance 27/01/2015 US precedent Barak Obama recently concluded his 3 day visit to India, which saw unprecedented engagement between two countries. It was first time that an Incumbent president visited India twice, first time chief guest for republic day, also for the first time US president visited India, …
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LSTV Insights: Air Pollution in Delhi 20/01/2015 Submit level discussion will be held between PM Narendra Modi and US President Obama, where it is expected that US help for Delhi’s air pollution will be sought. Delhi is considered to be most polluted city in World. Concentration of Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, and Particulate Matter 10 …
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LSTV Insights – RBI’s interest-ing move 16/01/2015 RBI yesterday cut repo and Reverse repo rate by 25 basis point. This is first monetary easing since May, 2013. There was considerable pressure on RBI from all quarters to ease the interest rates. Interest rates are most important variables that determine any investment decision. It is expected …
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LSTV Insights – Police under siege? 15/01/2015 In Delhi, police men are being killed time and again by criminals. Also, they are sometimes victims of public rage. It is observed that there is no public outrage when a police officer is killed. This indifference or aversion of public toward police is result of its misuse …
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LSTV Insights: Atrocities of Boko Haram 14/01/2015 Few days back Boko Haram is said to have killed 2000 people in a single attack. Though Nigerian government put figures at 100, undisputable fact is that area under influence and brutality of Boko Haram is on rise. Elections in Nigeria are due in February, due to which …
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LSTV Insights – PDS reforms 13/1/2015 (Read basics here) New government formed a committee last year under Dr. Ashok Gulati to review the PDS system operating in India. Committee’s report is due to be submitted but it has asked for extension of 3 months to undertake detailed studies. It has given indications that leakage of …
Insights LSTV: Learning Beyond Textbooks 12/01/2015 Primary education in India has seen remarkable strides since interventions like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Right to Education and Mid-day meal Scheme. However, it has been noticed that quality of education is ignored in all this cases and major emphasis is laid on numbers. This is perhaps because government is …
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LSTV Insights- Terrorism: no end in sight In attack on Charlie Hebdo, a media organization in Paris, 12 people were killed including 10 journalists and 2 policemen. They were selectively targeted for their caricatures on Prophet Muhammad. This organization has earlier been attacked by bombs, couple of years back. It was warned by French government …
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LSTV Insights – 13th Paravasi Bhartiya Divas 7/1/2015 To connect India to its vast overseas diaspora and bring their knowledge, expertise and skills on a common platform, the PBD Convention – the flagship event of Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA), Government of India is organized from 7th-9th January every year since 2003. Pravasi Bharatiya …
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LSTV Insights – Educational Qualification and Elections 6/1/2015 Rajasthan Government promulgated an ordinance debarring people educated below 10th class from standing in Sarpanch elections. This was done a barely day after when on 24th December, Panchayat elections were declared by state Election commission. This casts showdown of doubts about intention of the government behind this …
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LSTV Insights – Health begins with policy 5/1/2014 Draft National health Policy is out for public comments and opinion. It, among other things, aims at recognizing ‘right to health’ as fundamental right. If this is done, any denial to heath care by any doctor will be an offence. It will ensure that, no person will …
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LSTV Insights – Redrawing Plan and Policy 2/1/2015 On 1st January, 2015 government announced ‘National Institute for Transformation of India’ NITI aayog. This brings curtains down on legendry and controversial Planning Commission. This step has evoked mix response but one point of agreement among all was that planning commission by this time has become …
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LSTV – Trail of terror 30/12/2014 Year 2014 has been horrible year from this point of view, both for India and the world. It was only few years back that President Obama expressed confidence that they are one verge of winning war against terrorism. But developments of this year belied such expectations. ISIS raised …
Lok Sabha Insights – Ordinances on Coal and Insurance 26/12/2014 A day after budget session was concluded 2 ordinances were promulgated; one was for Coals Mines Allocation ordinance which was redone as government failed to get relevant legislation passed in both houses. Other one was for FDI in insurance which raised FDI limit from …
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Legacy of Madan Mohan Malviya Lok Sabha TV – Insights Madan Mohan Malviya is being awarded 45th Bharat Ratna award, which is highest civilian award of the country. He was perhaps only freedom fighter, who was involved in politics of congress right from beginning i.e. 1886 and remained active till his death in 1946, just …
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Working of Parliament in Winter Session – Insights 24/12/2014 Video Not Available (This post is an experimental feature as of Now) About 12 bills were passed in in parliament in winter session 2014 (see more), which got concluded on 23rd Dec. (adjournment sine die). Sufficient numbers with government in Lok Sabha enabled government to push …
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