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Maternity Leave: Government for Incentive Scheme

The Ministry of Labour & Employment has come up with clarification with respect to Maternity Leave Incentive Scheme. There were some media...

17 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Kg Gets a New Definition

At the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in Versailles (France), delegates of International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM)...

17 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (17th November 2018)

Matua Community Recently the Chief Minister of West Bengal conferred Bengal's highest civilian award, the "Banga Bibhushan" to Binapani Devi...

17 Nov 2018 News Analysis

A Crippling Shortage

(The editorial is based on the article “A Crippling Shortage” which appears in The Hindu for 17th November 2018. It analyses the issues...

17 Nov 2018 News Editorials

India's Disputes At WTO

Recently, Australia has referred India to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over subsidies paid to sugarcane farmers. Many countries have filed...

17 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Indian Thinker: Swami Vivekanand (1863-1902)

About Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda was born Narendra Nath Datta, on 12th January, 1863. He was a monk and chief disciple of Ramakrishna...

16 Nov 2018 Paper 4

Indian Thinker: Swami Vivekanand (1863-1902)

16 Nov 2018 Paper 4

ASEAN Summit, East Asia Summit, RCEP Summit, Quad Meeting

PM recently concluded his visit to Singapore and attended the ASEAN-India Summit held on sidelines of 33rd ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian...

16 Nov 2018 News Analysis

National Financial Reporting Authority

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified rules determining the jurisdiction, powers, function and duties of the National Financial Reporting...

16 Nov 2018 News Analysis

New Super-Earth Discovered

A newly published research paper has reported the discovery of a planet through radial velocity method in orbit around one of the closest stars to...

16 Nov 2018 News Analysis

When Judges Legislate

(This editorial is based on the article “When judges legislate” which appears in The Hindu on 16th November 2018) It is being...

16 Nov 2018 News Editorials

PRS Capsule October 2018

Key Highlights of PRS Draft Cape Town Convention Bill, 2018 released Ministry of Civil Aviation released the Digi Yatri policy Cabinet...

15 Nov 2018 PRS Capsule

Dispute Over Restoration of Konark Sun Temple

The 13th century Sun Temple at Konark (Odisha) has entered into controversy over allegations that the stone carvings on the outer surface are being...

15 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Scheme to Promote Young Entrepreneurs in Cooperatives

Union Agriculture Ministry launched National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC’s) youth-friendly scheme ‘Yuva Sahakar-Cooperative...

15 Nov 2018 News Analysis

GSAT-29 Satellite Launched

The Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched GSAT-29 (Geostationary Satellite) communication satellite through...

15 Nov 2018 News Analysis

A Nuanced Understanding of the NBFC Sector

(This editorial is based on the article “A nuanced understanding of the NBFC sector” which appears in The Livemint.) Non-Banking...

15 Nov 2018 News Editorials

Two New Initiatives of Ministry of Human Resource Development

Recently, the Ministry of Human Resource Development launched two new initiatives viz. Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) and Annual...

14 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Ease of Doing Agribusiness Index

Ministry of Agriculture has proposed a new index to gauge the performance of states in implementation of policies and programs of government of India...

14 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (14th November 2018)

IONS Anniversary Celebrations The 10th-anniversary celebrations of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) commenced with the release of the...

14 Nov 2018 News Analysis

Four Corners: On The Quad’s Agenda

(This editorial is based on the article “Four corners: on the Quad’s agenda” which appears in The Hindu on 6th November 2018. It...

14 Nov 2018 News Editorials