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Operation Sanjeevani

Why in News Recently, India supplied 6.2 tonnes of essential medicines to Maldives, under Operation Sanjeevani as assistance in the fight against...

03 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Centre Defines J&K Domicile Rules

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order,...

02 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Planning In India

This article is based on “Thinking national, acting local” which was published in The Hindu on 02/04/2020. It talks about the scenario...

02 Apr 2020 News Editorials

Wimbledon Postponed due to Covid-19

Why in News Recently, the Wimbledon championships, which were scheduled for 29th June-12th July, have been cancelled for the first time since World...

02 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Fall in Goods and Services Tax (GST) Collections

Why in News Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for March 2020 stood at ₹97,597 crore, dropping below the ₹1 lakh-crore mark after four...

02 Apr 2020 News Analysis

National Medical Commission Act

This article is based on the “National Medical Commission Act”, “National Medical Commission Act, 2019”. It talks about...

01 Apr 2020 News Editorials

Zoonotic Diseases

Introduction The word 'Zoonosis' (Pleural: Zoonoses) was introduced by Rudolf Virchow in 1880 to include collectively the diseases shared in...

01 Apr 2020 Paper 3

Globalisation & Covid-19

Why in News Global leaders have reached this consensus that the pandemic Covid-19 and the crisis it has generated is a turning point in modern...

01 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Fundraising for Covid-19

Why in News Recently, the Government has hiked Ways and Means Advance (WMA) limit with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by 60%. WMA limit is...

01 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Quasi-subspecies of Covid-19

Why in News According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) a mixture of three quasi-subspecies of SARS-CoV-2 is in circulation in...

01 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Government Cuts Interest Rates on NSC, PPF

Why in News Recently, the Government of India slashed interest rates on small savings schemes, including National Savings Certificate and Public...

01 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Supreme Court Upholds Right to Discuss Covid-19

Why in News Recently, the Central government appealed in the Supreme Court that media outlets, in the “larger interest of justice”,...

01 Apr 2020 News Analysis

TAIPA Calls for Boosting Telecom Network Capacity

Recently, Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA) urged for quickly enhancing the telecom network capacity to cope with the rising...

01 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Chinese Trawlers in South China Sea

Why in News The Chinese fishing fleets have been seen raiding the rich waters of the South China Sea that are internationally recognised as...

01 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020

Why in News Recently, the government has promulgated the 'Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020'. Key...

01 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Covid-19 and the Orphan Drug Act

Why in News Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic. However, the United States Food and Drug...

01 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Fight Against Covid-19

Why in News According to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), over 40 vaccines against the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) are in...

01 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Core Sector Growth at 5.5%

Why in News According to the data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the eight core sector industries recorded a growth of 5.5% in...

01 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Social Sustainability

This article is based on “Investments for Social Sustainability in India” which was published in Economic and Political Weekly on...

31 Mar 2020 News Editorials

The Big Picture - Multiple State Capitals & Governance

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Bill, 2020. The Bill intends to...

31 Mar 2020 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions