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How Can India Overcome The Zero Hunger Challenge

(The editorial is based on the article “How can India overcome the zero hunger challenge” which appeared in Livemint on 16th October...

16 Oct 2018 News Editorials

RBI to Buy G-Secs

The Reserve Bank India has announced that it will purchase government securities worth $120 billion under Open Market Operations to cater for durable...

16 Oct 2018 News Analysis

Air Pollution in Delhi

Every year during the onset of winter Delhi's air quality begins to fall. Air pollution in India is estimated to kill 1.5 million people every...

16 Oct 2018 News Analysis

GEAC Seeks Information from Bangladesh on Bt Brinjal

Recently, India’s biotech regulator, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), has sought information about Bt brinjal (a genetically...

16 Oct 2018 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (16th October 2018)

QS ranking for Indian universities Recently Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has launched its first India-specific rankings- India University Rankings....

16 Oct 2018 News Analysis

GRAP to be Enforced in Delhi-NCR

Environmental Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) will implement an emergency action plan in Delhi to tackle rising air...

15 Oct 2018 News Analysis

J.S. Verma Committee on Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act

Union Ministry for Women and Child Development will set up a committee of senior judicial and legal persons to look into the legal and institutional...

15 Oct 2018 News Analysis

The Challenges for Fintech Adoption in India

(The editorial is based on the article “The challenges for fintech adoption in India” which appeared in LiveMint on 15th October 2018....

15 Oct 2018 News Editorials

The Big Picture: Challenges For Working Mothers

The photograph on social media of a hard-working lady cop discharging her duties with her infant daughter not merely won her appreciation, but also...

15 Oct 2018 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Cyclone Titli

Cyclone Titli has become the third major cyclone to hit the Odisha-Andhra coastal zone in the last five years, all in October. The other two were...

15 Oct 2018 News Analysis

Windmills Not so Green for Wildlife

Windmills are seen as a source of green energy, but researchers have found that they pose a threat to wildlife in forests through collisions and...

15 Oct 2018 News Analysis

NHRC

(The editorial is based on the article “More teeth for NHRC” which appeared in The Indian Express on 11th October 2018. It explains...

13 Oct 2018 News Editorials

Ministry’s Report on Road Accidents in India

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways released The Road Accidents in India report for 2017. Findings of the report The year 2017 saw 4.65 lakh...

13 Oct 2018 News Analysis

India Elected to UNHRC

India has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2019. The...

13 Oct 2018 News Analysis

Mission to Sequence Genes of Indians

India is planning a major mission to sequence the genes of a large group of Indians similar to projects in the United Kingdom, China, Japan and...

13 Oct 2018 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (13th October 2018)

Sikkim Won UN-backed Award India’s first fully organic state, Sikkim, won Future Policy Award 2018. Sikkim’s policies of green...

13 Oct 2018 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (12th October 2018)

Global Financial Stability Report-October 2018 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR)...

12 Oct 2018 News Analysis

Indian Society

2018 1. “Caste system is assuming new identities and associational forms. Hence caste system cannot be eradicated in India.”...

12 Oct 2018 Paper By Subject

Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched a Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) in India. The centre would aim to bring...

12 Oct 2018 News Analysis

Not Without Her Consent

(The editorial is based on the article “Not without her consent” which appeared in The Hindu on 12th October 2018. It provides an...

12 Oct 2018 News Editorials