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Policy Watch - One Nation One Ration Card

One Nation One Ration Card Scheme which will allow portability of food security benefits will be available across the country from 1st July, 2020....

01 Aug 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Cabinet Approves Nutrient Based Subsidy Rates

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for fixation of NBS rates for Phosphatic...

01 Aug 2019 News Analysis

India is Now 7th Largest Economy

According to the data compiled by the World Bank, the United Kingdom and France have toppled India from the position of the fifth-largest economy in...

01 Aug 2019 News Analysis

Komodo Dragon

Recently, the Indonesian government ordered to relocate the residents of an island in eastern Indonesia called the island of Komodo in a bid to...

01 Aug 2019 News Analysis

United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements

The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements (UNISA) by India. United...

01 Aug 2019 News Analysis

The Lacuna in Urban Planning

This article is based on “Cities At Crossroads: A better blueprint for the city” that appeared in The Indian Express on 31st July 2019....

31 Jul 2019 News Editorials

The Code on Wages Bill

Recently, the Lok Sabha has passed the Code on Wages Bill, 2019. The Code on Wages Bill was earlier introduced in Lok Sabha in 2017 and was...

31 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Renewable Energy

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31 Jul 2019 GS Paper III

Incidence of Cancer in Children

A recent study conducted by Lancet pointed out that 82% of cancer cases among children comes from poorer countries. According to the report,...

31 Jul 2019 News Analysis

TOI 270 System

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered a new planetary system...

31 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Consumer Protection Bill, 2019

Recently, the Lok Sabha has passed the Consumer Protection Bill, 2019, which seeks to strengthen the consumer rights and provides a mechanism for...

31 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Trade War

Why in News According to the World Bank's Global Economic Prospect, the global economy has slowed to its lowest pace in three years because...

31 Jul 2019 Paper 3

Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019

This article is based on “Change without reform” that appeared in The Indian Express on 30 July 2019. It critically analyses the...

30 Jul 2019 News Editorials

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is the apex statutory body for disaster management in India. The NDMA was formally constituted...

30 Jul 2019 National Institutions

Tiger Census Report

The Prime Minister of India has released the results of the fourth cycle of All India Tiger Estimation - 2018 on the occasion of Global Tiger...

30 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Anti Dumping Duty on Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA)

The Finance Ministry of India has imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on all imports of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) from South Korea and...

30 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Sandbox for Fintech

Recently, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has allowed the use of regulatory sandbox (RS) to promote new,...

30 Jul 2019 News Analysis

LCU L-56 Commissioned into Indian Navy

Indian Navy has recently commissioned the ship LCU L-56, which is the 100th warship built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers...

30 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Earth Overshoot Day

The Earth Overshoot Day fell on 29th July, 2019. The day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources (fish and forests, for...

30 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Rebooting Labour Reforms

This article is based on “Rebooting Labour Reforms” that appeared in The Hindu Business Line on 21st July 2019, it explains the issues...

29 Jul 2019 News Editorials