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Deficiencies in Indian Policing

This editorial is based on the article “India’s police force among the world’s weakest” which appeared in Livemint on 20th...

20 Jun 2019 News Editorials

New Species of ‘Cat fox’

A new species of 'cat-fox' has been found in remote areas of the French island of Corsica. The cats are bigger than a typical house cat, and...

20 Jun 2019 News Analysis

QS World University Rankings

IIT-Bombay has been ranked India’s best university for the second year in a row, gaining a global ranking of 152 in the QS World University...

20 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Capital Gain Tax

Any profit or gain that arises from the sale of a ‘capital asset’ is a capital gain. This gain or profit comes under the category of...

20 Jun 2019 News Analysis

UNCCD Drought Tool Box

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is currently testing a drought toolbox which uses a total of 15 to 30 different...

20 Jun 2019 News Analysis

AWaRe

The World Health Organization (WHO) in its global campaign against antibiotics has launched a new online tool called AWaRe. The campaign aims to...

20 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome: Causes and Lapses

This editorial is based on the article "A failing state” which appeared in Indian Express on 19th June, 2019. The article talks about cause...

19 Jun 2019 News Editorials

Seven Million Jobs Created in Formal Sector

The Indian Staffing Federation (ISF) has reported the formalisation of over seven million jobs between 2015-2018 due to reforms and initiatives taken...

19 Jun 2019 News Analysis

RBI Panel's Recommendations on MSME

A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expert committee on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has recommended doubling the cap on collateral-free...

19 Jun 2019 News Analysis

ICANN and NASSCOM Collaboration

Global internet body Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers(ICANN) and Indian IT industry body NASSCOM to develop identifier technology...

19 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Coringa Mangroves

The Andhra Pradesh Government has constituted a seven-member committee for fulfilment of norms required for proposing the Godavari Mangroves (Mada...

19 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Libra Cryptocurrency

Facebook has unveiled its own cryptocurrency named “Libra”. Based on the Libra Blockchain, it’s backed by the Libra Reserve. It...

19 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Cooperative and Competitive Federalism in India

Context Federalism is derived from the Latin world foedus, which means agreement. In fact federation is an agreement between two types of...

19 Jun 2019 Paper 2

Concerns over Genetically Modified Brinjal

This article is based on the editorial “Serious concerns over Bt brinjal” which appeared in The Hindu on 18th June 2019. It talks about...

18 Jun 2019 News Editorials

Autonomous District Councils

Why in News In January 2019, Cabinet approved amendment to Article 280 and Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to increase autonomy, financial...

18 Jun 2019 National Institutions

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed every year on 17th June. India for the first time will host the 14th session of the...

18 Jun 2019 News Analysis

UN Report on Myanmar Rohingya Crisis

The UN secretary-general has accepted an independent report on how the UN System operated in Myanmar, leading up to the mass exodus of the Rohingyas...

18 Jun 2019 News Analysis

NATO Ally Status to India

Two top American lawmakers have moved a key legislation in the Senate which seeks to advance the US-India strategic relationship. The legislation...

18 Jun 2019 News Analysis

'Fewer but Newer' Nuclear Arms: SIPRI

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has reported that the world is witnessing less nuclear arms but with modernising and...

18 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Piped Water Connection by 2024

The Prime Minister has recently said that the government will provide piped water to every household in the next five years i.e. by 2024. This is...

18 Jun 2019 News Analysis