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Massive Mountains Discovered under Earth’s Crust

Scientists have discovered massive mountains in the Earth’s mantle. The mountains were located at the boundary of the outer and lower mantle...

18 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Needed: Policy, not Reaction

(The editorial is based on the article “Needed: Policy, not Reaction” which appeared in The Indian Express for 18th February 2019. In...

18 Feb 2019 News Editorials

India-Africa Relations

18 Feb 2019 Paper 2

In Depth - Melting of Himalayan Glaciers

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has released a report on Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) Region, titled as...

16 Feb 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

LADIS – Least Available Depth Information System

To ensure optimum use of National Waterways (NWs), the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has launched a new portal LADIS – Least...

16 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (16th February 2019)

Great Barrier Reef Recent runoff from floods in northern Australia is flowing onto parts of the Barrier Reef, starving coral of light and...

16 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Is the Unemployment Crisis for Real?

(The editorial is based on the article “Is the unemployment crisis for real?” which appeared in The Hindu for 15th February 2019. In...

16 Feb 2019 News Editorials

India Revokes MFN Status to Pakistan

In a major diplomatic move, India withdrew the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status accorded to Pakistan in its bid to convey a strong message to the...

16 Feb 2019 News Analysis

India’s New ‘Attack’ on Air Pollution

(The editorial is based on the article “India’s New ‘Attack’ on Air Pollution” which appeared in The Livemint for...

15 Feb 2019 News Editorials

SC Judgement on Delhi-Centre Tussle

The Supreme Court (SC) has delivered a split verdict on the contentious issue of division of powers between the Delhi government and the Central...

15 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Telescope to Explore Origins of Universe: SPHEREx

NASA will launch a new space telescope mission Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx)...

15 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Waste-to-Energy Plants

According to a recent study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), nearly half of India’s waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, meant to...

15 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (15th February 2019)

Taj View Garden Recently Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, laid the Foundation Stone of Taj View Garden on...

15 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (14th February 2019)

Awareness Campaign on Trans Fatty Acids The Kerala Health Department has drawn up an action plan to generate public awareness on the harmful...

14 Feb 2019 News Analysis

The Himalayan Hurdle-Climate Fight of the Century

(This editorial is based on the article “The Himalayan Hurdle-Climate Fight of the Century” which appeared in Livemint for 14th...

14 Feb 2019 News Editorials

In Depth - Digital India

India is amongst the top 2 countries globally, just behind China on many dimensions of digital adoption. By 2022, India’s digital economy is...

14 Feb 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

National Productivity Council

The National Productivity Council (NPC) celebrated its 61st Foundation Day (as Productivity Day) on February 12, 2019 and also observes National...

13 Feb 2019 News Analysis

Has India Successfully Tamed the Inflation Dragon?

(This editorial is based on the article “Has India successfully tamed the inflation dragon?” which appeared in Livemint for 13th...

13 Feb 2019 News Editorials

Wetlands

13 Feb 2019 Paper 3

Important Facts for Prelims (13th February 2019)

AI Project Debater Lost to Human Recently International Business Machines Corporation's (IBM's) artificial intelligence (AI) system- Project...

13 Feb 2019 News Analysis