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Sukhoi-30 MKI Equipped with the BrahMos Missile

Why in News A squadron of fourth-generation fighter jets Sukhoi-30 MKI equipped with the BrahMos missile was inducted in the Southern Air Command,...

21 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

Location: Ranthambore Tiger Reserve lies in the eastern part of Rajasthan state in Karauli and Sawai Madhopur districts, at the junction of the...

21 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Global Social Mobility Index: WEF

Why in News The World Economic Forum (WEF) has come out with its first-ever Global Social Mobility Report. The Social Mobility Report showed that...

21 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Global Inequality Crisis Report: Oxfam International

Why in News The report, titled Time to Care: Unpaid and Underpaid Care Work and the Global Inequality Crisis has been released by Oxfam...

21 Jan 2020 News Analysis

International Tribunal Rejects Claims Against India

Why in News The Government of India in its recent press release has announced that the International Arbitration Tribunal has dismissed all claims...

21 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Sustainable Development

Why in News NITI Aayog has released the second edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) India Index (SDG Index 2.0). The index...

20 Jan 2020 Paper 3

Curtailment Issue In Renewable Energy

Curtailment of power generated by wind and solar projects is a persistent problem for renewable energy (RE) developers in India. Curtailment is a...

20 Jan 2020 News Editorials

Wings India 2020

Why in News Wings India 2020 is a flagship event of the Indian Civil Aviation industry which will held at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad from 12th-15th...

20 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Centre of Excellence in Blockchain Technology

Why in News Recently, the Union Government has launched the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Blockchain Technology in Bengaluru. The CoE will...

20 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Rare Steppe Eagle Spotted in Andhra Pradesh

Why in News A Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) has been sighted in Andhra Pradesh during Asian Bird Census. This is the second time a Steppe...

20 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Submarine-launched Ballistic Missile: K-4

Why in News Recently, India successfully test-fired the 3,500-km range submarine-launched ballistic missile, K-4. The test was carried out by the...

20 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Irrawaddy Dolphins in the Chilika Lake

Why in News During the Dolphin Census in Chilika lake, direct sighting of 146 Irrawaddy dolphins has been reported. The Census is being carried...

20 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

Why in News The government is planning for the nationwide rollout of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) under Universal Immunisation Programme...

20 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Baiga Tribe

The Baiga (means sorcerers) is one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). They mainly live in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar,...

20 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Gond Tribe

Gonds are one of the largest tribal groups in the world. They are mostly live in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh,...

20 Jan 2020 News Analysis

White Rhino

Why in News Researchers have created an embryo of the northern white rhino by using In vitro Fertilization (IVF) process. Presently, there are...

20 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Law on Mob Lynching

This article is based on Showing the way: on Manipur's new anti-lynching law, Lynching, the scourge of new India, Preventing mob lynching. It talks...

18 Jan 2020 News Editorials

Species-rich Forests Offer Stable Carbon Capture

Why in News Surveys conducted inside Anamalai Tiger Reserve has shown that carbon storage was highest in species-rich evergreen forest. The study...

18 Jan 2020 News Analysis

GSAT-30

Why in News Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched telecommunication satellite GSAT-30 into a Geosynchronous Transfer...

18 Jan 2020 News Analysis

NLU Report on Death Sentence

Why in News Recently, the fourth edition of ‘The Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics’ was published by Project 39A of National Law...

18 Jan 2020 News Analysis