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Organic Farming in India

Why in News India ranks 1st in number of organic farmers and 9th in terms of area under organic farming. Key Points Indian Scenario Regarding...

21 Aug 2020 News Analysis

Expansion of the NCC

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Defence has approved the proposal to expand the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in border and coastal...

21 Aug 2020 News Analysis

Day 32

Defence Every year several questions have been asked from defence technology. The scope of questions that can come from this topic is very broad....

21 Aug 2020 60 days refresher

Revamping of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

This article is based on “PM-Fasal Bima Yojana 2.0” which was published in The Financial Express on 13/08/2020. It talks about the...

20 Aug 2020 News Editorials

The Big Picture: National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) Dashboard

Introduction The National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) dashboard would allow monitoring of all the infrastructure projects under the 111...

20 Aug 2020 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Turkey-Greece Stand-off

Why in News Recently, France has deployed its military in the eastern Mediterranean Sea amid tensions between Greece and Turkey over...

20 Aug 2020 News Analysis

Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal Project

Why in News Recently, the Chief Minister of Punjab has warned the Centre of political unrest in the state if asked to proceed with the Sutlej-Yamuna...

20 Aug 2020 News Analysis

Shortcomings of Indian Chemical Industry: TIFAC

Why in News Recently, a report by the Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) has highlighted the shortcomings of the...

20 Aug 2020 News Analysis

Black Box on Aircraft

Why in News The black boxes of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft which recently crashed in Kozhikode (Kerala) have been found. These boxes will help...

20 Aug 2020 News Analysis

Issues Related to Minimum Wage

Why in News Recently, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has termed the current minimum wage fixing criteria in the Draft Code on Wages...

20 Aug 2020 News Analysis

Contempt of Court

Why in News The Supreme Court found civil rights lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt of court. The lawyer had made a defamatory...

20 Aug 2020 News Analysis

Plastic Marine Pollution

Why in News A study published in ‘Nature Communications’ has estimated the amount of microplastic pollution in the Atlantic Ocean and...

20 Aug 2020 News Analysis

Revamp of Lingaraj Temple: Odisha

Why in News The Odisha government has decided to give a facelift to the 11th century Lingaraj Temple, akin to its pre-350-year structural...

20 Aug 2020 News Analysis

National Recruitment Agency

Why in News The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has decided to set up a National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to conduct a common...

20 Aug 2020 News Analysis

Jurisdictional Conflict in Delhi

This article is based on Jurisdictional conflict in the running of Delhi” which was published in The Hindu on 19/08/2020. It talks about the...

19 Aug 2020 News Editorials

National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020

Why in News According to the recently released National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020, cancer cases in India are likely to increase to 15.6...

19 Aug 2020 News Analysis

Digital Quality of Life Index 2020: SurfShark

Why in News Recently, the Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index 2020 has been released by SurfShark, an online privacy solutions...

19 Aug 2020 News Analysis

Invisible Shield against Electromagnetic Interference

Why in News Recently, scientists from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, have designed a metal mesh structure to...

19 Aug 2020 News Analysis

No Audit of PM-CARES Funds by CAG: SC

Why in News The Supreme Court said that being a public charitable trust, “there is no occasion for audit of Prime Minister’s Citizen...

19 Aug 2020 News Analysis

Jobs Data: CMIE

Why in News Recently, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has released data related to jobs gained or lost during the Covid-19 lockdown...

19 Aug 2020 News Analysis