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Government launches Niryat Mitra App

Ministry of Commerce and Industry has launched the Niryat Mitra Mobile App which has been developed by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations...

09 Aug 2018 News Analysis

Meghalaya Launched the National Milk Mission to Promote Dairy Production

The North Eastern state of Meghalaya has launched the National Milk Mission to promote dairy production and become self sufficient in terms of milk...

09 Aug 2018 News Analysis

Govt. to get Rs. 50,000 cr. from RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will transfer ₹50,000 crore dividend to the government in line with the Union Budget provisions, which is the...

09 Aug 2018 News Analysis

NITI Aayog and CII Launch Partnership on SDGs

The NITI Aayog entered into a three-year partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to develop vision and action...

09 Aug 2018 News Analysis

25 Years of Local Democracy in India

The editorial traces the historical development and present state of local democracy in India- Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and...

08 Aug 2018 News Editorials

Restricted Area Permit Eased for Foreigners Visiting Andaman Islands

In a bid to boost tourism prospects of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Central government has decided to ease restrictions which will allow the...

08 Aug 2018 News Analysis

CAG Report on Indian Railways

According to a recent CAG report tabled in the Parliament, the focus of Railways’ modernisation plans is misplaced. According to the report...

08 Aug 2018 News Analysis

Earth at Risk of Becoming 'Hothouse'

A recent report titled "Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene", has warned about ill-effects of global temperatures rising more than...

08 Aug 2018 News Analysis

Most Babies Not Breastfed In Their First Hour

The 5th Report of Assessment of India’s Policy and Programmes on Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding, 2018, was recently...

08 Aug 2018 News Analysis

Study Reveals Presence of Scrub Typhus Among Encephalitis Patients

Majority of the patients admitted for treatment of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) have Scrub Typhus according to the recent study of Baba Raghav...

08 Aug 2018 News Analysis

Centre to Form Group of Ministers (GoM) to Decide India’s Fate Regarding Joining RCEP

The Central government will set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) to decide the course of action regarding India joining the 16-nation Regional...

07 Aug 2018 News Analysis

China Successfully Tests its First Hypersonic Aircraft

China has successfully tested its first waverider hypersonic flight vehicle, a weapon that can carry nuclear warheads and break through any current...

07 Aug 2018 News Analysis

World’s First Thermal Battery Plant Unveiled in Andhra Pradesh

The world’s first-ever thermal battery plant has been inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh. The plant will be operated by the Bharat Energy Storage...

07 Aug 2018 News Analysis

Global Investors to Develop Islands

India is set to invite global investors to develop strategically important islands of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep. The Government will...

07 Aug 2018 News Analysis

HIV Prevalence Rising among North Eastern States

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura have emerged as the new hotspots for HIV. According...

07 Aug 2018 News Analysis

The Many Problems with China's Belt and Road Initiative

This article appeared in Livemint on 6/8/2018. It analyses the issues and challenges associated with China’s Belt and Road...

06 Aug 2018 News Editorials

Geometry Has a New Shape: Scutoid

Recently, scientists discovered a new shape called “Scutoid” after studying the human epithelial cells. The scutoid  looks like a...

06 Aug 2018 News Analysis

E-tattoos to help monitor health

Chinese scientists have developed skin-like electronic tattoos, that can be used to monitor health parameters such as blood pressure and body...

06 Aug 2018 News Analysis

Launch of Chandrayaan-II postponed

The launch of India’s second mission to the moon has been delayed till January 2019, which was earlier set for a launch in October,...

06 Aug 2018 News Analysis

Man-animal Conflict to be Listed as Disaster by UP Govt

The Uttar Pradesh government has given its in-principle approval to bring man-animal conflict under listed disasters in the State Disaster Response...

06 Aug 2018 News Analysis