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Methane in the Martian Air

NASA’s Curiosity Rover has discovered high amounts of methane in the Martian air, a gas that on Earth is usually produced by living...

24 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Petition for Protection of Non-Nagas in Dimapur

A petition filed before the Supreme Court has sought a direction to the Centre and the Nagaland government to take appropriate steps for the...

24 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Flood Hazard Atlas

Odisha has released a unique flood hazard atlas on the basis of historic flood inundation captured through satellite imagery over the period from...

24 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Imphal Peace Museum

Britain and Japan, once adversaries during the 2nd world war have come together and inaugurated the Imphal Peace Museum to commemorate the 75th...

24 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Arogyapacha: ‘Miracle Plant’

Scientists from the University of Kerala have decoded the genetic make-up of Arogyapacha (Trichopus zeylanicus), a highly potent medicinal plant...

24 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Monsoon

Generally, across the world, the monsoons are experienced in the tropical area roughly between 20° N and 20° S. The climate of India is...

24 Jun 2019 Paper 1

The Start Up India Fund

According to data available with the SIDBI, the Startup India fund has allocated Rs 2,265 crore to Venture Capital (VC) funds at the end of March...

24 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Wild Yak (Bos grunniens)

Researchers analysed yak dung to understand the vegetation and climate of the past and the connections they have to extinct the woolly rhino and...

24 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Population Crisis: Challenges and Way forward

This article is based on the editorial “A stable planet: on World Population Prospects 2019 report”, that appeared in The Hindu on 22nd...

22 Jun 2019 News Editorials

Report on Epilepsy

A report “Epilepsy, a public health imperative” has been released by the World Health Organization and leading non-governmental...

22 Jun 2019 News Analysis

New Injection for Type 2 Diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Victoza (liraglutide) injection for treatment of pediatric patients 10 years or older with type 2...

22 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Trafficking in Persons Report

The U.S. State Department has released the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for 2019. India continued to be placed in Tier-2 on the country...

22 Jun 2019 News Analysis

India’s Food Processing Industry

The Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries has stated that Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) envisages creation of direct...

22 Jun 2019 News Analysis

The Big Picture – Population: Boon or Bane?

According to estimates in a recently released United Nations report, India is expected to add 273 million people by the year 2050. The report...

22 Jun 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Technology and Doubling Farmers’ Income

The Government has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee to examine issues relating to doubling of farmers’ income and recommend adoption...

22 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Rashtriya Gokul Mission

Government has sanctioned funds under Rashtriya Gokul Mission for setting up of 21 Gokul Grams as Integrated Cattle Development Centres. As of...

22 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Panel for Coordination among Ministries

The Union government has set up a panel for better coordination among the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), the Ministry of...

22 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Anaemia in Women

According to National Family Health Survey (NFHS)–IV (2015-16), the prevalence of anaemia among women aged 15 to 49 years is 53% and among...

22 Jun 2019 News Analysis

National Health Mission and Janani Suraksha Yojana

Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission (NHM). The Yojana was launched on 12th April 2005....

22 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Crisis in Health Sector

This article is based on editorial “Missing remedies: on West Bengal doctors' strike” which appeared in The Hindu on 17th June 2019. It...

21 Jun 2019 News Editorials