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In Depth- India's Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 193 member countries, including India, got...

05 Jan 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Andhra Pradesh’s Second Largest Petroglyph Site

Andhra Pradesh’s second largest petroglyph site, containing about 80 petroglyphs, has been discovered at Mekala Benchi in Kurnool...

05 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Survey of Child Care Institutions

Recently, Ministry of Women and Child Development released a report, Mapping of Child Care Institutions under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. The...

05 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (5th January 2019)

106th Indian Science Congress The 106th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC) was inaugurated at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in...

05 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Hope with Concerns in 2019

(This editorial is based on the article “Hope with Concerns in 2019” which appears in The Hindu on 4th January 2019.) 2018 has been...

05 Jan 2019 News Editorials

Merger of PSBs

Why in News? Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently approved the merger of state-run Vijaya Bank, Bank of Baroda and Dena...

04 Jan 2019 Paper 3

Government Removes Price Cap on Innovative Drugs

The government has removed price restrictions on new and innovative drugs developed by foreign pharmaceutical companies under the Indian Patent Act,...

04 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Rajya Sabha Passes the Bill to Abolish the No Detention Policy

The Rajya Sabha has passed The Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018. The Bill, which was passed by the Lok...

04 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (4th January 2019)

Kadaknath Chicken Recently the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to...

04 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Deterrence or Danger?

(This editorial is based on the article “Deterrence or Danger?” which appeared in The Hindu on 3rd January 2019.) The completion of...

04 Jan 2019 News Editorials

Important Cabinet Decisions

Merger of Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank, and Bank Of Baroda The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the merger of state-run Vijaya...

03 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Exotic Trees Eating up Western Ghat’s Grasslands

As per the study published recently in the international journal Biological Conservation, the Western Ghats have lost almost one-fourth of...

03 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (3rd January 2019)

Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) The Climate Change Performance Index is published by German watch, CAN International and the New Climate...

03 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Disruption, Concentration, and the New Economy

(This editorial is based on the article “Disruption, Concentration, and the New Economy” which appears in Livemint on 2nd January...

03 Jan 2019 News Editorials

United States and Israel Quit UNESCO

The United States and Israel have officially quit the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural agency, UNESCO. The US filed its notice to...

02 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Financial Stability Report

The Reserve Bank of India released it’s 18th Financial Stability Report (FSR). FSR is a biannual publication. The FSRs are periodic exercise...

02 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims ( 1st January 2019)

Cinereous Vulture Recently the Cinereous vulture was spotted in Jharkhand, as they migrate from the mountainous regions of Europe and Asia to...

02 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Mainstreaming Victims of Crimes

(This editorial is based on the article “Mainstreaming Victims of Crimes” which appears in The Hindu on 1st January 2019.) When any...

02 Jan 2019 News Editorials

The Big Picture - Infrastructure and North-East

The central Government has given a big push to a diverse range of infrastructure projects in the North Eastern Region. The emphasis has been on...

01 Jan 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Centre Extends AFSPA in Nagaland

The entire State of Nagaland has been declared ‘disturbed area’ for six more months up to June 2019, under Armed Forces (Special Powers)...

01 Jan 2019 News Analysis