Pulwama Terror attack. Photo: PTI A convoy of  Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was targeted by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants (claimed the responsibility of the attack) with a car bomb in Awanripora in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Thursday, February 14, 2019. This is a worst-ever terror attack on the security forces in the state in the last few years. At least 38 security personnel were martyred and three were missing. This dastardly attack was strongly condemned by the Indian government and has given a stern message to isolate Pakistan globally. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on Friday 15, 2019 pledged that perpetrators of the cowardly attack will "pay a heavy price for it". Now, all the government machinery is focusing on Pulwana attack and have no intention to forgive Pakistan. The Central Reserve Police Force in its statement said, "We will not forget, We will not forgive-We salute our martyrs of attack and stand with the families ...

Democracy is a system of government in which all the citizens/ people exercise their power by voting their representatives. Thus, public opinion is an important aspect. The people, in turn, could have the government accountable and change it, if they knew what it is/ was doing. So, there is a need to inform the people of them so that there is a check on the government. There are three main pillars of Democracy - Executive, Legislature and Judiciary - on which it stands. But there is the fourth one, which is kind of hidden, Media which keeps eyes and ears on these three, and informs the people about their policies and actions. Media plays a crucial role in shaping a healthy democracy. Media makes people aware of various social, political and economic activities happening around the country and the world. It is like a mirror, which shows us or strives to show us the bare truth and harsh realities of life. Media came into existence in 1780 with the introduction of a newspape...

Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal, presented his maiden budget; last budget for NDA before the general election. This budget seems to be attracting the poor and middle-class section of the society, who feel betrayed by the present government. New  Announcements : Several New Schemes and other announcements were there in this interim budget. Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN): Ahead of the Lok Sabha election present government is trying to woo the farming community by announcing ₹ 6,000 per annum direct cash transfer for farmers owning land less than two hectares. Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Scheme: Mega pension scheme for workers in the organised and unorganised sectors who have a monthly income below ₹ 15,000, after 60 years of age. Setting up of  Rashtriya Kamdhenu Ayog to improve sustainable genetic upgrading of cow resources, and to enhance production and productivity of cows!...

The threat of -       a) Growing Automation,       b) The widening divide of wealth between the rich and the poor (concentration of wealth),       c) Reducing/Limited Formal sector jobs,       d) Informal sector jobs with no instability, and       e) Limited skilling and re-skilling of people pushed the world to consider different income redistribution concepts in the past few years. And one of the concepts that have received the most attention is the idea of Universal Basic Income or UBI. It is not a new idea, this idea of state-run Basic Income dates back to the early 16th century when Sir Thomas More argued in Utopia that every person should receive a guaranteed income, which was seconded by many scholars in coming years. Universal Basic Income, or UBI, is a model for providing all citizens of a country with a given sum of money, regardless of their income, resources or employment status. The purpos...