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Dal Lake

Dal is a lake in Srinagar, the capital of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Dal Lake is a misnomer as Dal in Kashmiri means lake. It is...

27 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Solar Eclipse

Why in News On 26th December 2019, India experienced an Annular Solar eclipse of 0.97 magnitude, with 3 minutes and 39 seconds’ maximum...

27 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Frontier Technologies

This article is based on “The tech frontier for developing nations” which was published in Livemint on 25/12/2019. It talks about the...

26 Dec 2019 News Editorials

Disputed Territories of India

Border Disputes of India India has 15,106.7 Km of land border and a coastline of 7,516.6 Km including island territories. The length of our land...

26 Dec 2019 Paper 2

Madan Mohan Malaviya Jayanti

Why in News The Prime Minister of India paid tribute to Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya on his 158th birth anniversary (25th December, 2019). Pt. Madan...

26 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Hoolock Gibbon

The tailless Hoolock Gibbon is the only ape found in India. The primate is native to eastern Bangladesh, Northeast India and Southwest China. The...

26 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Amur Falcon

Amur falcons, the world’s longest travelling raptors start travelling with the onset of winters. The raptors breed in southeastern Siberia...

26 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Kalka - Shimla Heritage Route

Why in News The Indian Railways has started a seven coach glass-enclosed vistadome train (Him Darshan Express) on the heritage Kalka-Shimla route....

26 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Locust Invasion in Gujarat

Why in News The migratory insect - locust has swarmed the northern parts of Gujarat, causing significant damage to agriculture. The locusts,...

26 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Good Governance Day

Why in News The Good Governance Day is observed on 25th December to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. On...

26 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Typhoon Phanfone

Why in News The Philippines was hit by typhoon Phanfone on 25th December 2019. Typhoon Phanfone is known as Ursula in the local language in the...

26 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Bar-headed Goose Spotted in Kerala

Why in News A Bar-headed Goose has been spotted in the wetlands of Karingali Puncha in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala.  In general, large...

26 Dec 2019 News Analysis

National Consumer Day

Every year, 24th of December is observed as National Consumer Day in India. The theme of 2019 is “Alternate consumer grievance/dispute...

26 Dec 2019 News Analysis

In Depth: Encounter- Supreme Court Guidelines

In the backdrop of the growing outrage in the country over the rising incidents of crimes against women, the encounter of the four accused by...

24 Dec 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Gujral Doctrine

This article is based on “Remembering Inder Kumar Gujral – and his elevated vision for India’s South Asian neighbourhood”...

24 Dec 2019 News Editorials

Chillai-Kalan

Chillai-Kalan, a traditional 40-day long period of extreme cold in Kashmir, began on December 21 and will continue till January 31 followed by...

24 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Higher Prevalence of Mental Disorders in South India

Why in News Recently, a study by the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative was published in the Lancet Psychiatry. This is the first...

24 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth

Why in News The newly-formed Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth (CCIG) held its first meeting to discuss issues related to the slowdown in...

24 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Water Hyacinth Helps Detect Herbicide Pollution

Why in News Researchers have used invasive plant water hyacinth to produce carbon nanoparticles which can be used for detecting a commonly used...

24 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Lessons That India Can Derive From PISA

This article is based on “Lessons from PISA 2018 for India: Addressing educational inequality holds the key” which was published in The...

23 Dec 2019 News Editorials