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Government Allows Ethanol Extraction for Blending from Foodgrains

The Central Government has extended the ambit of the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme to extract the fuel from surplus quantities of food...

29 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Simultaneous Elections (Law Commission of India – Draft Report 2018)

Content Chapter - 1: Simultaneous Election – Meaning And Its Scope Chapter – 2: Feasibility of Simultaneous Elections Chapter – 3:...

28 Nov 2018 Summary of Important Reports

2 Time Zones in India

Why in News? Recently Council of Scientific & Industrial Research’s National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), which maintains Indian...

28 Nov 2018 Paper 1

2 Time Zones in India

28 Nov 2018 Paper 1

A Prescription For The Future

(The editorial is based on the article “A Prescription For the Future” which appears in The Hindu for 28th November 2018.) The world...

28 Nov 2018 News Editorials

RBI Eases Hedging Norms for External Commercial Borrowings

The Reserve Bank relaxed norms for external commercial borrowings (ECBs) by reducing the mandatory hedging provision to 70% from the current...

28 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (28th November 2018)

Logix India Logix India 2019 is scheduled to take place in New Delhi from 31st January to 2nd February 2019. It is being organized by Ministry of...

28 Nov 2018 News Analysis

ASEAN

What is ASEAN? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a regional organization which was established to promote political and social...

27 Nov 2018 International Institutions

Minimum Wages Act for Domestic Workers

A petition filed by NGO Common Cause along with social activist Aruna Roy and the National Platform for Domestic Workers has sought the Supreme...

27 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (27th November 2018)

PAiSA Portal A centralized electronic platform named “PAiSA – Portal for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access”, has...

27 Nov 2018 News Analysis

How To Regulate The Digital Economy

(The editorial is based on the article “How To Regulate The Digital Economy” which appears in BusinessLine for 27th November...

27 Nov 2018 News Editorials

Brexit Deal: What Lies Ahead?

After months of negotiation, the United Kingdom(UK) and European Union(EU) have come up with a draft withdrawal agreement. To buy more time, both...

27 Nov 2018 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanisms

Why in News? The National Legal Services Day is celebrated on 9th November to spread awareness for ensuring reasonable fair and justice procedure...

26 Nov 2018 Paper 2

Andaman & Nicobar Islands’ Rich Faunal Diversity

A recent publication by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) titled Faunal Diversity of Biogeographic Zones: Islands of India, has for the first time...

26 Nov 2018 News Analysis

RIMES Terms Titli Cyclone ‘Rarest of Rare’

The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for Africa and Asia, has termed ‘Titli’, the severe cyclonic storm...

26 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Intensified Mission Indradhanush Best Practice in the World: BMJ

Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) is listed as one of 12 best practices from around the world and will be featured in a special issue of the...

26 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (26th November 2018)

SSB to Patrol Dudhwa Tiger Reserve Dudhwa Tiger Reserve and Sashastra Seema Bal have joined hands to provide security to Dudhwa forests and its...

26 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Leave Them Alone: On The Sentinelese

(The editorial is based on the article “Leave them alone: on the Sentinelese” which appears in The Hindu for 26th November 2018.) In...

26 Nov 2018 News Editorials

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanisms

26 Nov 2018 Paper 2

Data Localization

24 Nov 2018 Paper 3