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Mole Day

Mole Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated among chemists, chemistry students and chemistry enthusiasts on October 23, between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM,...

24 Oct 2019 News Analysis

SAFAR

The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) is a national initiative introduced by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)...

24 Oct 2019 News Analysis

First Snow Leopard Survey

The Government of India has launched the First National Protocol on Snow Leopard Population Assessment, to mark the occasion of International Snow...

24 Oct 2019 News Analysis

Privatisation of Indian Railways

This article is based on “Railway privatisation: India must hasten slowly” that was published on 16/10/2019 in The Hindu Business Line....

23 Oct 2019 News Editorials

Ramgarh Dam

The Ramgarh dam, located in the state of Rajasthan, which earlier supplied drinking water to the city of Jaipur has dried completely in the last...

23 Oct 2019 News Analysis

Industry-University Linkage Index

Recently, the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with the Ministry of Science and Technology has released the Industry-University...

23 Oct 2019 News Analysis

Whistleblowers Protection Act

Recently, the accusations raised against the Infosys Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and other senior officials have brought back the focus on...

23 Oct 2019 News Analysis

White Bellbird

According to a study, published in the journal ‘Current Biology’, the male white bellbird’s mating call is about three times louder...

23 Oct 2019 News Analysis

National Anti-Drone Guidelines

Recently, the Indian government has finalized National Counter Rogue Drone Guidelines for handling the threats from Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The...

23 Oct 2019 News Analysis

Mission Indradhanush

The Government will launch the second phase of nationwide immunisation drive, i.e. Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0, to mark the 25...

23 Oct 2019 News Analysis

National Investigation Agency

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was constituted under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008. It is a central agency to...

22 Oct 2019 National Institutions

A Road Map for Criminal Justice System

This article is based on the article “A road map for criminal justice system” published in The Hindu on 22/10/2019. The article...

22 Oct 2019 News Editorials

Mauryan Art and Architecture- Part 1

Introduction The Great Mauryan ruler Ashoka embraced Buddhism (as a part of shraman tradition) and the immense Buddhist missionary activities that...

22 Oct 2019 Paper 1

Global Wealth Report: Credit Suisse

According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report, India’s total household wealth grew by 5.2% (in dollar terms). India remained one of...

22 Oct 2019 News Analysis

Siachen Area Opens for Tourism

Recently, the Siachen Glacier area of Ladakh has been declared open for tourists by the Government of India. Siachen, the world’s highest...

22 Oct 2019 News Analysis

TechSagar

The National Cyber Security Coordinator's office in partnership with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has launched ‘TechSagar’,...

22 Oct 2019 News Analysis

Youngest Workers Rise in MGNREGA

The proportion of young workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), has begun to rise. An analysis of...

22 Oct 2019 News Analysis

Crime in India: NCRB

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has recently released its annual ‘Crime in India’ report for the year 2017. However, data of...

22 Oct 2019 News Analysis

The Big Picture: UN’s Financial Crisis

Recently, the United Nations’ (UN) Secretary-General held that the UN may run out of money by the end of October. The UN is running on a...

21 Oct 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Is Globalization Dying?

This article is based on “Is Globalization Dying?” which was published in The Times of India on 21/10/2019. It talks about the various...

21 Oct 2019 News Editorials