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Kuril Islands

Why in News Recently, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the northern Pacific and a tsunami warning was issued for the closest shores on...

26 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Legacy Waste

Why in News Recently, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a committee to assess the amount of damage caused to the environment due to the...

26 Mar 2020 News Analysis

COVID-19 Loans by Indian Bank

Why in News Recently, Indian Bank which is a public sector lender, has announced special emergency loans for various categories of customers such as...

26 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Recapitalisation of RRBs

Why in News Recently, the Centre has approved a ₹1,340-crore recapitalisation plan for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). The move is crucial to...

26 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Mamallapuram

Location: Mamallapuram, also called Mahabalipuram or Seven Pagodas, is a town that lies along the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, south of...

26 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Regulatory Bodies

This article is based on “To mitigate the crisis, rethink role of regulators” which was published in Hindustan Times on 24/03/2020. It...

25 Mar 2020 News Editorials

Traditional New Year Festivals

Why in News The President of India has greeted the people on the eve of Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Cheti Chand, Navreh and Sajibu...

25 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Indigenously Developed Testing Kits for COVID-19

Why in News Recently, the test kits for COVID-19 developed by the Pune-based MyLab Discovery Solutions and Germany’s Altona Diagnostics have...

25 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Invest India Business Immunity Platform

Why in News Recently, Invest India, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has launched the ‘Invest India Business Immunity...

25 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Burden on Companies Eased

Why in News The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has made a series of announcements to ease the burden of companies during the COVID-19...

25 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Postponed

Why in News The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee have decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games to the...

25 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Cess Fund for Welfare of Construction Workers

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Labour & Employment has Issued an advisory to all States/UTs to use the Cess Fund for Welfare of...

25 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Sovereignty: Unconstrained Right?

This article is based on “Not an unfettered right” which was published in The Hindu on 23/03/2020. It talks about the UN High...

24 Mar 2020 News Editorials

World Tuberculosis Day

Why in News World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is observed on 24th March every year to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and...

24 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Aircraft Amendment Bill, 2020

Why in News Recently, the Lok Sabha has passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which seeks to amend the Aircraft Act, 1934. The Act regulates...

24 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Digitised Scripts of Yakshagana

Why in News Recently, the voluntary community effort by the trust named Yakshavahini has made more than 900 Yakshagana scripts digitised and...

24 Mar 2020 News Analysis

ICMR Recommends Use of Hydroxy-Chloroquine

Why in News The National Task force for COVID-19, constituted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has suggested the use of...

24 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Dr Ram Manohar Lohia

Why in News The Prime Minister paid tribute to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary. Key Points Ram Manohar Lohia, (born March 23,...

24 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) Initiative

iDEX is an initiative taken by the government to contribute towards modernization of the Defence Industry. It was launched by the Government in...

24 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Quantum Technology

This article is based on “Picking up the quantum technology baton” which was published in The Hindu on 23/03/2020. It talks about...

23 Mar 2020 News Editorials