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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

UNCLOS Maritime Zones

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982, also known as Law of the Sea divides marine areas into five main zones namely-...

23 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Assessment of Plastics Along the West Coast of India

Why in News Recently, National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) conducted a study which states that beaches in Maharashtra are more polluted with...

23 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Discom Losses and UDAY Scheme

Why in News Distribution Companies’ (Discom) losses, which had progressively reduced in the first couple of years since the rollout of Ujwal...

23 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Kisan Diwas

Why in News The 'Kisan Diwas' or National Farmers Day is observed across the country on 23rd December to celebrate the birth anniversary of...

23 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Slowdown in India: Part 2

This article is based on “A solution: Two bad banks for the Four Balance Sheet problem” which was published in The Indian Express on...

21 Dec 2019 News Editorials

EU Green Deal

Why in News In the background of the failure of the global community to reach any agreement in the recently concluded COP 25, the European Union (EU)...

21 Dec 2019 News Analysis