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RBI to Merge Three Categories of NBFCs

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to merge three categories of Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) into a single category to provide...

23 Feb 2019 News Analysis

DNS Server to be Launched

The government will launch a public Domain Name Server (DNS) aimed at providing a faster and more secure browsing experience for Internet users in...

23 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Super-Efficient Air Conditioning programme launched by EESL

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of four National Public Sector Enterprises under Ministry of Power, Government of India,...

23 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Forest Dwellers Face Eviction

The Supreme Court has ordered the forced eviction of more than 1,000,000 tribal and other forest-dwelling households from forestlands across 16...

22 Feb 2019 News Analysis

India-Asean Expo and Summit

Recently the Minister of Commerce & Industry inaugurated the 4th India-ASEAN Expo and Summit 2019 in New Delhi. It is organised by the...

22 Feb 2019 News Analysis

UNSC Condemns Pulwama Attack

United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned the suicide bombing in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir, in which over 40 Indian paramilitary forces...

22 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (22nd February 2019)

Digital India Awards The National Informatics Centre (NIC) to organize the fifth edition of Digital India Awards on February 22, 2019. The Digital...

22 Feb 2019 News Analysis

What Stops Rural Women from Getting Involved in Entrepreneurship?

(The editorial is based on the article “What stops rural women from getting involved in entrepreneurship?” which appeared in Indian...

22 Feb 2019 News Editorials

Chit Fund

22 Feb 2019 Paper 3

Chit Fund

Why in News? Recently Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018 was passed by Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to provide for a mechanism to ban...

22 Feb 2019 Paper 3

Ethics in Governance – 2nd ARC

Ethics and Politics Ethical Values in Politics play an important role in setting the public discourse while it is unrealistic and simplistic to...

21 Feb 2019 Summary of Important Reports

Spotlight Needed on Training Teachers in India

(The editorial is based on the article “Spotlight needed on training teachers in India” which appeared in Livemint for 20th February...

21 Feb 2019 News Editorials

Operation Digital Board

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has launched Operation Digital Board (ODB) to leverage technology in order to boost quality...

21 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Visit to India

Recently, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman visited India. This was the first state visit by the crown prince in India. Outcome...

21 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (21st February 2019)

New-Universe Map The scientists have published a new map of the night sky and discovered hundreds of thousands of galaxies which were previously...

21 Feb 2019 News Analysis

60 Years of 1959 Tibetan Uprising

Recently China has banned foreign tourists from visiting Tibet until April, 2019. The restriction is imposed due to security reasons ahead of the...

21 Feb 2019 News Analysis

The Big Picture - Challenges in Telecom Sector

On demands from Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the Department of Telecommunications has asked the finance ministry to offer some...

21 Feb 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Buddhism in India

Origin Buddhism started in India over 2,600 years ago as a way life that had a potential of transforming a person. It is one of the important...

20 Feb 2019 Paper 1

Women’s Livelihood Bond

The World Bank, UN Women (a United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and empowerment of women), and Small Industries Development Bank of...

20 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Khadi Gramodyog Vikas Yojana

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the following: 8 different schemes of Khadi & Village Industries are now merged under...

20 Feb 2019 News Analysis