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PRS Capsule October 2020

Key Highlights of PRS Governance Rules under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 Factories Act, 1948 Audit report on the National Pension...

04 Dec 2020 PRS Capsule

Municipal Bonds

Why in News Recently, Rs. 200-crore worth Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) bonds have been listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Lucknow...

04 Dec 2020 News Analysis

Persons With Disabilities

This article is based on “A Failure to Enable” which was published in The Indian Express on 03/12/2020. It talks about the issues...

03 Dec 2020 News Editorials

Honey Adulteration

Why in News As per an investigation carried out by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), honey sold by several major brands in India has...

03 Dec 2020 News Analysis

Technical Education in Mother Tongue

Why in News Recently, the Union Education Minister has set up a task force for preparing a roadmap on imparting technical education in the mother...

03 Dec 2020 News Analysis

Initiatives to Eliminate Manual Scavenging

Why in News Recently, the government has announced two major initiatives for ending the hazardous practice of manual cleaning of septic tanks and...

03 Dec 2020 News Analysis

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation & India

This article is based on “Regional priorities: On the SCO summit” which was published in The Hindu on 02/12/2020. It talks about the...

02 Dec 2020 News Editorials

National Maritime Domain Awareness Centre

Why in News The Navy’s Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC), the nodal agency for maritime data fusion set up after the 26/11...

02 Dec 2020 News Analysis

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Scheme

Why in News A review meeting regarding the progress of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Scheme (UBA) was held via videoconferencing. Key Points Highlights...

02 Dec 2020 News Analysis

Virtual Aadi Mahotsav

Why in News The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched the virtual edition of Aadi Mahotsav - Madhya Pradesh. The next focus state would be...

02 Dec 2020 News Analysis

Criticism of Policies on Kashmir: OIC

Why in News India has ‘strongly’ rejected the criticism of its Kashmir policy by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The...

02 Dec 2020 News Analysis

The Big Picture: Special Marriage Act

Why in News? The Allahabad high Court has recently expressed its concern over the issue of one changing his/her faith just for the sake of...

02 Dec 2020 Sansad TV Discussions

Mandi System In India

This article is based on “The perils of deregulated imperfect agrimarkets” which was published in The Hindu on 01/12/2020. It talks...

01 Dec 2020 News Editorials

SCO Online International Exhibition

Why in News Recently, the Vice President of India has launched the first ever SCO Online Exhibition on Shared Buddhist Heritage. The launch...

01 Dec 2020 News Analysis

Influenza and Bacterial Infection

Why in News Recently, researches at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute have come out with findings on superinfections and have also highlighted...

01 Dec 2020 News Analysis

Rise in NREGS Demand

Why in News A recent analysis of data available up to November on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) portal shows that demand...

01 Dec 2020 News Analysis

Peacock Soft-shelled Turtle

Why in News Recently, Peacock soft-shelled turtle (a turtle of a vulnerable species) has been rescued from a fish market in Assam’s...

01 Dec 2020 News Analysis

IAS General Studies: Prelims and Mains Foundation Batch (Pendrive Course)

IAS General Studies: Prelims and Mains Foundation Batch (Pendrive Course) Registration open Mode: Pen Drive Course (Total 8 Pen...

01 Dec 2020 Online Courses

Implementing Forest Rights

This article is based on “How FRA helped India’s forest communities during COVID-19” which was published in Down to Earth on...

30 Nov 2020 News Editorials

Hidden Epidemic

Why In News A new research published recently in Diabetologia (journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) highlights the...

30 Nov 2020 News Analysis