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IIT Madras Team Produces Gas Hydrates

A team of Indian researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has synthesized in a lab tiny water cages containing trace amounts of methane...

08 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (8th January 2019)

Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary The seasonal migration of wild animals from wildlife sanctuaries in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to the Wayanad Wildlife...

08 Jan 2019 News Analysis

The Reservation Jumla

(This editorial is based on the article “The Reservation Jumla” which appeared in The Indian Express on 8th January 2019.) In a...

08 Jan 2019 News Editorials

Konark Temple

Why in News The 13th century Sun Temple at Konark (Odisha), the world heritage monument, has entered into controversy over allegations that the...

07 Jan 2019 Paper 1

Legal Status for SSC

A Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) has recommended statutory status to the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), one of the largest recruitment...

07 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on CBI and CAT

A Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) has raised concern over non-filling of vacancies in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In a...

07 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Defense Manufacturing Rules Eased

The government has simplified the approval process for the manufacturing of defense and aerospace equipment and components by private...

07 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Dynamism Must Drive Indo-Japan Ties

(This editorial is based on the article “Dynamism Must Drive Indo-Japan Ties” which appeared in BusinessLine on 1st January...

07 Jan 2019 News Editorials

In Depth- India's Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 193 member countries, including India, got...

05 Jan 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Andhra Pradesh’s Second Largest Petroglyph Site

Andhra Pradesh’s second largest petroglyph site, containing about 80 petroglyphs, has been discovered at Mekala Benchi in Kurnool...

05 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Survey of Child Care Institutions

Recently, Ministry of Women and Child Development released a report, Mapping of Child Care Institutions under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. The...

05 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (5th January 2019)

106th Indian Science Congress The 106th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC) was inaugurated at Lovely Professional University (LPU) in...

05 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Hope with Concerns in 2019

(This editorial is based on the article “Hope with Concerns in 2019” which appears in The Hindu on 4th January 2019.) 2018 has been...

05 Jan 2019 News Editorials

Merger of PSBs

Why in News? Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently approved the merger of state-run Vijaya Bank, Bank of Baroda and Dena...

04 Jan 2019 Paper 3

Government Removes Price Cap on Innovative Drugs

The government has removed price restrictions on new and innovative drugs developed by foreign pharmaceutical companies under the Indian Patent Act,...

04 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Rajya Sabha Passes the Bill to Abolish the No Detention Policy

The Rajya Sabha has passed The Right of Children to Free & Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018. The Bill, which was passed by the Lok...

04 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts for Prelims (4th January 2019)

Kadaknath Chicken Recently the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to...

04 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Deterrence or Danger?

(This editorial is based on the article “Deterrence or Danger?” which appeared in The Hindu on 3rd January 2019.) The completion of...

04 Jan 2019 News Editorials

Important Cabinet Decisions

Merger of Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank, and Bank Of Baroda The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the merger of state-run Vijaya...

03 Jan 2019 News Analysis

Exotic Trees Eating up Western Ghat’s Grasslands

As per the study published recently in the international journal Biological Conservation, the Western Ghats have lost almost one-fourth of...

03 Jan 2019 News Analysis