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Behavioural Economics for New India

This article is based on editorial “India’s cautious adoption of behavioural economics” that appeared in the Live mint on 16 July...

16 Jul 2019 News Editorials

Jal Marg Vikas Project

The Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) for capacity augmentation of navigation on National Waterway-1 (NW-1) is being implemented by the support of World...

16 Jul 2019 News Analysis

National Digital Health Blueprint

The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare has released the National Digital Health Blueprint (NDHB) report in the public domain for inputs from...

16 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Declining Sex Ratio and Fertility Rates

As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) data from the Registrar General of India, the country’s sex ratio at birth (SRB) declined to 898 in...

16 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Common Lineblue and Dark Cerulean

Rare butterfly species Common Lineblue, (which was last seen in 1962 in Delhi) and Dark Cerulean (which was last spotted in the late 90s) were...

16 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Rotavirus Vaccination Drive

The government of India is set to launch a rotavirus vaccine drive across all states and Union territories by September 2019. The vaccine is...

16 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Subansiri Dam

Despite National Green Tribunal's order of not resuming construction or concretization work at Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project (LSHP) till...

16 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Bio-Capsules for Plants

Recently, ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) scientists have developed the technology to pack bio-fertilizers in tiny capsules. This...

16 Jul 2019 News Analysis

India’s take on E-commerce at WTO

This article is based on editorial “Opting out of e-comm talks, a good idea” that appeared in The Hindu Business Line on 15th July...

15 Jul 2019 News Editorials

Cape Verde Turtles and Climate Change

Recent study has warned that Loggerhead turtles born at a key breeding ground in Cape Verde (an island country in the central Atlantic Ocean) will...

15 Jul 2019 News Analysis

World Heritage Committee’s Concerns

The World Heritage Committee (WHC) has flagged some concerns related to the conservation of the heritage site of Hampi and the Darjeeling Himalayan...

15 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Next Dalai Lama

Recently, China has urged India not to recognize a successor to the Tibetan spiritual leader that it doesn't endorse. China has held that it will...

15 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Desalination without Electricity

Recently, researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, have been able to desalinate seawater to produce drinking water...

15 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Visa-Free Access to Kartarpur Corridor

Recently, Pakistan has agreed to give year-long visa-free access for Indian pilgrims to the Gurdwara of Kartarpur Sahib. It allows visa-free...

15 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Shark Awareness Day

The World Wide Fund for Nature has released a report highlighting the risks to Sharks in the Mediterranean region on the occasion of Shark Awareness...

15 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Central Equipment Identity Register

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) under the Ministry of Communications has initiated a Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) for mobile...

15 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Midday Meal Scheme

The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has received 35 complaints from 15 States and Union Territories (UTs) regarding substandard food...

15 Jul 2019 News Analysis

MSME Sector: Underutilised Engine of Growth

This article is based on the editorial “Tying up the loose ends for MSMEs” which appeared in The Hindu Business Line on 13th July 2019....

13 Jul 2019 News Editorials

Joint Economic Trade Committee

The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry will address India–UK Joint Economic Trade Committee (JETCO) meeting in London. The key issues...

13 Jul 2019 News Analysis

India Connects Bangladesh and Bhutan

The Minister of State for Shipping, digitally flagged off a ship of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), carrying stone from Bhutan to be...

13 Jul 2019 News Analysis