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Mercury Emission Versus its Concentration in Fishes

Recently researchers have found that despite a decrease in seawater concentration of methylmercury, the amount of mercury found in fish is different...

10 Aug 2019 News Analysis

Proposals to Change in CITES Listing

India has submitted proposals regarding changes to the listing of the smooth-coated otter, small-clawed otter, Indian star tortoise, Tokay gecko,...

10 Aug 2019 News Analysis

International Day of Indigenous Peoples

International day of indigenous people is observed on August 9 every year, in order to raise awareness of the needs of indigenous people. The first...

10 Aug 2019 News Analysis

India in US list on Drug Transit

Recently, US designated India among about 20 major drug transit or illicit drug-producing countries. However, it also noted that a country’s...

10 Aug 2019 News Analysis

The Motor Vehicles Bill for Road Safety

This article is based on the “The new Motor Vehicles bill paves the way for safer roads” that appeared in The Hindu Business Line on...

09 Aug 2019 News Editorials

India’s Industrial Policy

For...

09 Aug 2019 Paper 3

New Procedure for Pending Angel Tax Cases

In a move to ease scrutiny of startups over the capital they have received from angel investors, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has recently...

09 Aug 2019 News Analysis

World Breastfeeding Week

The World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) has been observed from 1st to 7th August 2019. The Food and Nutrition Board, Ministry of Women and Child...

09 Aug 2019 News Analysis

Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh Tussle over the Narmada

Recently, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have engaged in a tussle over the sharing of Narmada river waters. What is the Controversy? Madhya Pradesh...

09 Aug 2019 News Analysis

Climate Change and Land: IPCC’s Report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) report on ‘Climate Change and Land’ reveals the relation between climate...

09 Aug 2019 News Analysis

Linking Farmers with Futures Market

The recent, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) study suggests the need to empower the Farmer Producer...

09 Aug 2019 News Analysis

Improvement in Sex Ratio at Birth

According to the fourth National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) 2015-16, the sex ratio at birth (SRB) in India has improved from 914 to 919. SRB is...

09 Aug 2019 News Analysis

Task Force on Offshore Rupee Markets

The Task Force on Offshore Rupee Markets, set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in February 2019 and chaired by Smt. Usha Thorat, former Deputy...

09 Aug 2019 News Analysis

Changes in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

Recently, the Union government has issued a notification on certain changes in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), which will further...

09 Aug 2019 News Analysis

Women Transforming India Awards

The Women Transforming India awards (4th edition) are being launched by NITI Aayog. The Women Transforming India awards are organized in...

09 Aug 2019 News Analysis

India’s Industrial Policy

Meaning Government action to influence the ownership & structure of the industry and its performance. It takes the form of pay­ing...

09 Aug 2019 Paper 3

Man-Animal Conflict (MAC)

This article based on “The big picture on tigers” which appeared in The Hindu on 8 August 2019. It talks about increasing incidents of...

08 Aug 2019 News Editorials

Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has unveiled the draft Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for...

08 Aug 2019 News Analysis

Tardigrades

Microscopic Earthlings known as Tardigrades, likely survived a crash landing on the Moon surface by Israel's Beresheet probe in April,...

08 Aug 2019 News Analysis

Heracles Inexpectatus: Giant Extinct Parrot

The fossils of the largest ever parrot named Heracles Inexpectatus have been discovered in New Zealand. The 19 million years old fossils were...

08 Aug 2019 News Analysis