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National Highway-766

Why in News Recently, the Kerala Legislative Assembly has passed a resolution demanding the Union government to lift the travel restrictions on...

09 Nov 2019 News Analysis

Overseas Citizenship of India

Why in News Kartarpur Corridor is accessible to the Persons of Indian origin holding the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card. Overseas...

09 Nov 2019 News Analysis

Dhrupad

Why in news? Padma Shri awardee and renowned Dhrupad vocalist Ramakant Gundecha passed away in Bhopal. Key Points The word Dhrupad is derived...

09 Nov 2019 News Analysis

Fordow Nuclear Facility

Why in news? Recently, Iran resumed uranium enrichment at its underground Fordow plant located near Tehran. Key Points Fordow Fuel Enrichment...

09 Nov 2019 News Analysis

Declining Maternal Mortality Ratio in India

Why in News India’s MMR has declined from 130 per 1 lakh live births in 2014-2016 to 122 per 1 lakh live births in 2015-2017 as per the...

09 Nov 2019 News Analysis

Case Study - 24: National Security and Honey Trapping

You are a senior officer at an intelligence agency working for the internal security of the nation. You find out that a junior officer has been a...

09 Nov 2019 Ethics Case Studies

Case Study - 23: Personal relations vs Ethical values

Pawan is pursuing MBA and shares a room with you in the private hostel. He desperately needs a job after completing his course because of educational...

09 Nov 2019 Ethics Case Studies

The Big Picture - Strengthening Parliamentary Institutions

Recently, Indian Vice President pushed for the Women’s Reservation Bill, parliamentary reforms, a code of conduct for lawmakers and greater...

08 Nov 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

How Markets Can Serve Climate

This article is based on ‘How markets can serve climate’ which was published in The Indian Express on 08/11/2019. It talks about the...

08 Nov 2019 News Editorials

Exercise Samudra Shakti

Why in News Recently, India and Indonesia have carried out the bilateral maritime exercise “Samudra Shakti” in the Bay of Bengal. The...

08 Nov 2019 News Analysis

New Subtype of HIV Discovered

Why in News Recently, the researchers have discovered a new subtype of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) called HIV-1 Group M, subtype L. It is...

08 Nov 2019 News Analysis

Cyclone Bulbul

Why in News The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert in Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha over Cyclone Bulbul in...

08 Nov 2019 News Analysis

India Justice Report, 2019

Why in News Recently, the India Justice Report (2019) prepared by the Tata Trusts in collaboration with the Centre for Social Justice, Common Cause,...

08 Nov 2019 News Analysis

BIMSTEC Ports Conclave

Why in News The first-ever BIMSTEC Conclave of Ports is being held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on 7th and 8th November 2019. Key...

08 Nov 2019 News Analysis

Kalapani Territory

Why in News In the recently released political map of India, after the bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into the Union...

08 Nov 2019 News Analysis

Vaccine Hesitancy

This article is based on “An unwanted booster dose for vaccine hesitancy” that was published in The Hindu on 07/11/2019. It talks about...

07 Nov 2019 News Editorials

India and Brazil Signed Amended DTAC

Why in News Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved the signing of the Protocol amending the Convention between India and Brazil for the Double...

07 Nov 2019 News Analysis

Core Investment Companies

Why in News A working group formed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended measures to strengthen Core Investment Companies (CIC). The...

07 Nov 2019 News Analysis

NEERI-IndAIR

Why in News The Council of Scientific Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) recently launched the...

07 Nov 2019 News Analysis

Relaxation of Fumigation Norms on Import of Onions

Why in News The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has allowed the relaxation of fumigation norms for the import of onions for a limited...

07 Nov 2019 News Analysis