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Ebola: Global Health Emergency

World Health Organization has announced the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (a country in Central Africa) as the global health...

18 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Spent Pot Lining

Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) held a hearing regarding scientific disposal of spent pot lining(SPL) from the aluminium...

18 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Ploonet

Astronomers have defined a new class of celestial objects called "Ploonets," which are orphaned moons that have escaped the bonds of their...

18 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Seva Bhoj Yojna

The Union Ministry of Culture, Government of India has introduced ‘Seva Bhoj Yojna’ that seeks to reimburse Central share of Central...

18 Jul 2019 News Analysis

PATA Gold Award 2019

The Ministry of Tourism's campaign, "Find the Incredible you" has been declared the winner of PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Gold Award...

18 Jul 2019 News Analysis

New Species of Tree in Tanzania

A new species of a flowering tree named Mischogyne iddi(M iddi)has been discovered in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. It has been categorised as...

18 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Cataract in Women

According to a study, women are 69% more likely to develop cataract than men. Reasons for this are: Gender disparity- Women traditionally had...

18 Jul 2019 News Analysis

50 Years of Nationalization of Banks

This article is based on the editorial “The 1969 bank nationalization did India more harm than good” that appeared in The Livemint on...

17 Jul 2019 News Editorials

Controlling Chikungunya and Dengue through Bacteria

To control the spread of dengue and chikungunya, scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have developed a strain of Aedes aegypti...

17 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) Act 2016

The Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) Act 2016 establishes the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as the National Standards Body of India. Bureau of...

17 Jul 2019 News Analysis

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has observed International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26th June 2019. The...

17 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards- 2018

Recently, the General Council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi has announced its awards in the field of performing arts for the year 2018. The awards...

17 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Markandeshwar Temple

The Archaeological Survey of India is taking up the restoration work of Markandeshwar temple in Maharashtra. Markandeshwar temple is situated on...

17 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Complaint Management System

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched the Complaint Management System (CMS) in order to improve the customer experience in grievance redressal...

17 Jul 2019 News Analysis

White Label ATM

In order to enhance the viability of White Label ATMs (WLAs), the RBI has allowed White Label ATM Operators (WLAOs) to buy wholesale cash from the...

17 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)

Introduction Worldwide, MSMEs have been accepted as the engine of economic growth and for promoting equitable development. They constitute over...

17 Jul 2019 Paper 3

Behavioural Economics for New India

This article is based on editorial “India’s cautious adoption of behavioural economics” that appeared in the Live mint on 16 July...

16 Jul 2019 News Editorials

Jal Marg Vikas Project

The Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) for capacity augmentation of navigation on National Waterway-1 (NW-1) is being implemented by the support of World...

16 Jul 2019 News Analysis

National Digital Health Blueprint

The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare has released the National Digital Health Blueprint (NDHB) report in the public domain for inputs from...

16 Jul 2019 News Analysis

Declining Sex Ratio and Fertility Rates

As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) data from the Registrar General of India, the country’s sex ratio at birth (SRB) declined to 898 in...

16 Jul 2019 News Analysis