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Important Facts for Prelims (3rd December 2018)

Hornbill Festival- 2018 Recently Union Home Minister has inaugurated the 10-day long annual Hornbill festival. At the beginning of December each...

03 Dec 2018 News Analysis

Rendering The Perennial Lifeless

(The editorial is based on the article “Rendering the Perennial Lifeless” which appears in EPW on 1st December 2018.) The pollution...

03 Dec 2018 News Editorials

The Big Picture: One World, One Sun, One Grid

Stressing that India would generate 40 percent of power from non-fossil fuels by 2030, the Prime Minister has called for connecting solar energy...

01 Dec 2018 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

World AIDS Day

2018 marks the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day. The theme of 2018 World AIDS Day is “Know your status”. World AIDS Day takes place...

01 Dec 2018 News Analysis

India Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue

1st ever India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue was held at St. Petersburg in Russia to identify greater synergy in trade and investment. The...

01 Dec 2018 News Analysis

India to Chair Kimberley Process

India will chair the Kimberley System Certification Scheme (KPCS) which is also known as Kimberley Process (KP) from January 2019. India took over...

01 Dec 2018 News Analysis

Back Series GDP Data

Recently the government has released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth estimates for previous years based on the new method of calculation and...

01 Dec 2018 News Analysis

Ten Years After The Mumbai Attack

(The editorial is based on the article “Ten Years After The Mumbai Attack” which appears in The Hindu on 26th November 2018. It...

01 Dec 2018 News Editorials

The Need For Reforms In The Education Sector

(The editorial is based on the article “The Need For Reforms In The Education Sector” which appears in Livemint on 30 November 2018. It...

30 Nov 2018 News Editorials

Eco-Sensitive Zones

30 Nov 2018 Paper 3

Global Nutrition Report 2018

In its fifth edition, the Global Nutrition Report highlights the worrying prevalence and universality of malnutrition in all its forms. About a...

30 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Maharashtra Assembly Passes Bill For Reservation For Marathas

The Maharashtra Assembly has unanimously passed a Bill proposing 16% reservation for Maratha community. The bill provides for reservation of seats...

30 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Global Wage Report: ILO

Recently International Labour Organisation (ILO) has released the Global Wage Report 2018. For the first time, the Global Wage Report 2018 has...

30 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (30th November 2018)

Konkan Exercise-2018 The Bilateral KONKAN exercise is a naval exercise conducted between India and the United Kingdom. The Exercise provides a...

30 Nov 2018 News Analysis

The Big Picture - CBI, IB, NIA Under RTI?

At a time when the government is mulling changes in the RTI Act, information commissioner Divya Prakash has suggested that investigative,...

29 Nov 2018 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

ISRO Launched Satellite HySIS

ISRO launched rocket PSLV-C43 carrying India’s earth observation satellite Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) and 30 co-passenger...

29 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Lancet Report on Climate Change and Human Health

Lancet’s Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change 2018 report has recommended that Indian government must take a series of...

29 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Genetic Modification Goes Beyond Ethics

(The editorial is based on the article “Genetic Modification Goes Beyond Ethics” which appears in Livemint for 29th November...

29 Nov 2018 News Editorials

Sustainable Blue Economy Conference

The first global conference on the sustainable blue economy was held on 26-28th November in Nairobi, Kenya. The Sustainable Blue Economy...

29 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Government Allows Ethanol Extraction for Blending from Foodgrains

The Central Government has extended the ambit of the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme to extract the fuel from surplus quantities of food...

29 Nov 2018 News Analysis