Explained: Why political parties in Maldives are pushing back against ‘India Out’ protests

Anti-India protests have been going on in the Maldives for weeks now, and the acquittal of former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom has only intensified these. Gayoom’s acquittal was expected to impact Maldives-India relations, particularly in context of Yameen’s open support for these protests, that have been occurring under the ‘India Out’ movement. India’s Ministry…Continue Reading

Explained in 5 charts: Will 2022 be a year of consolidation for Indian equity markets?

(This story originally appeared in on Jan 05, 2022)NEW DELHI: Indian equities emerged as the best-performing market among not only its regional peers in Asia in 2021, but it also beat the developed market even though the market has witnessed some correction in the last one month. The year 2021 was a dream run with…Continue Reading

Explained: What Is A Boxing Day Test Match & Where It Got Its Name From

There are numerous cricketing events that have a special place either in the cricketing world or a specific cricketing nation. While fans around the world for the world tournaments, other events happen to be even more anticipated like Indo-Pak matches, Ashes, etc. one such event is the Boxing Day Test match, which still remains one…Continue Reading

Explained : PM मोदी ने कोरोना वैक्सीन की तीसरी खुराक को बूस्टर डोज की जगह प्रिकॉशन डोज क्यों कहा, समझें अंतर

Precaution Dose vs Booster Dose : प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने राष्ट्र के नाम अपने संबोधन में कहा कि 10 जनवरी से कोरोना वैक्सीन की प्रिकॉशन डोज देने की शुरुआत हो जाएगी। इसे लेकर लोगों के मन में सवाल है कि बूस्टर डोज ही प्रीकॉशन डोज है या फिर यह कुछ अलग है? PM Modis Address…Continue Reading

Explained: Why India is witnessing a pet food shortage

India, which has a 2.9-crore pet animal population, is facing a shortage of pet food, a government body has said, and advised the industry to boost local production by taking advantage of the several central schemes.Pet peevesHigher taxes, an unclear business environment, coupled with a lack of a uniform framework and quality standards, are major…Continue Reading

Explained: How India’s data protection Bill compares with EU regulation

The JCP recommendations on the Personal Data Protection Bill are in some aspects very similar to global standards such as European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, but differs in aspects such as jail terms. Take a look: The similarities between EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and JCP recommendations on Data Protection Bill: * Consent EU:…Continue Reading

Explained: Booster doses in the US, other countries and India’s position

On Friday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle P. Walensky expanded recommendations for booster shot doses for Covid-19 to all adults who are 18 years and older. This means that all adults who received either a dose of the Pfizer or Moderna anti-COVID vaccines are eligible to get a booster…Continue Reading

Explained: Why Indian kids show diabetes signals early

A three-decade study tracking more than 700 Pune families, now going into the third generation, has sought to understand why diabetes is so common in Indians, and found a tendency towards high glucose in early childhood in many individuals. The authors have called for a diabetes prevention strategy from early life. This comes close on…Continue Reading