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New Ecommerce Norms

The government has issued new rules regarding Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in e-commerce. The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion...

31 Dec 2018 News Analysis

Sixth National Report to the Convention of Biological Diversity

India submitted its sixth national report (NR6) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) during the inaugural session of the meeting of the...

31 Dec 2018 News Analysis

Citizen-led Employment Generation is What’s Needed

(This editorial is based on the article “Citizen-led Employment Generation is what’s Needed” which appears in Livemint on 21st...

31 Dec 2018 News Editorials

Cabinet Approved Changes to POCSO Act

The Union Cabinet has approved amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 to make punishment more stringent for...

29 Dec 2018 News Analysis

In Depth: Biodiversity Report

Living Planet Report released by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature documents the state of the earth in terms of biodiversity and indicates the...

29 Dec 2018 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2018

The Cabinet has approved the draft National Commission for Indian Systems of Medicine (NCIM) Bill, 2018, which seeks to replace the existing...

29 Dec 2018 News Analysis

Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2018

The Union Cabinet has approved the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018 which were last reviewed and issued in 2011. CRZ Notification...

29 Dec 2018 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (29th December 2018)

Mission Gaganyaan The union cabinet has approved the indigenous manned space mission called Gaganyaan under which a three-member crew will be sent...

29 Dec 2018 News Analysis

Do We Need a Neutral Bureaucracy?

(This editorial is based on the article “Do We Need a Neutral Bureaucracy?” which appears in E&PW on 29th December...

29 Dec 2018 News Editorials

The Shape of Growth Matters

(This editorial is based on the article “The Shape of Growth Matters” which appears in The Hindu on 27th December 2018.) India is on...

28 Dec 2018 News Editorials

Important Facts for Prelims (28th December 2018)

Decrease in Population of River Dolphins Rise in salinity in the central and eastern water system of the Indian Sunderbans has resulted in the...

28 Dec 2018 News Analysis

Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts

NITI Aayog has released the ranking of 111 aspirational districts- DEEP-DIVE 2nd Delta Ranking & Insights from Household Survey. Aspirational...

28 Dec 2018 News Analysis

The Afterlife of e-goods

(This editorial is based on the article “The Afterlife of e-goods” which appears in The Indian Express on 26th December...

27 Dec 2018 News Editorials

PRS Capsule November 2018

Key Highlights of PRS Macroeconomic Development Companies (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 Promulgated Comments Invited on Draft Amendments to Companies...

27 Dec 2018 PRS Capsule

The Big Picture – India-Pak: Indus Matters

India and Pakistan held crucial talks over various aspects of the Indus Waters Treaty(IWT) in Lahore. This was the first engagement between the two...

27 Dec 2018 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Japan to Resume Commercial Whaling

Recently Japan announced its withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) conservation body and it will resume commercial whale hunting...

27 Dec 2018 News Analysis

Pilot Project to Integrate Police Stations and Courts

A Supreme Court panel has launched a pilot project in Telangana’s Warangal district to integrate two crucial pillars of the criminal justice...

27 Dec 2018 News Analysis

Indian Firm Takes Over Chabahar Port Operations

Indian firm India Ports Global Limited took over the operations of the Shaheed Beheshti Port at Chabahar on the southeastern coast of Iran. The...

27 Dec 2018 News Analysis

Draft IT Rules Issued by Government

The government has released proposed amendments to the Information Technology (IT) Act for public comments to replace the rules notified in...

26 Dec 2018 News Analysis

The Case Against Surveillance

(This editorial is based on the article “The Case Against Surveillance” which appears in The Hindu on 26th December 2018.) In...

26 Dec 2018 News Editorials