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Olive Ridley Turtle

Why in News Recently, mass nesting of Olive Ridley Turtles started at Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery coast. The Rushikulya rookery on the...

23 Mar 2020 News Analysis

COVID-19 and Work from Home in India

Why in News The rising wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in India has forced the corporate world in the country to opt for ‘work from home’...

23 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Martyrs’ Day

Why in News Every year, March 23 is observed as Martyrs’ Day as a tribute to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram...

23 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Worldwide Closure of Educational Institutions due to COVID-19

Why in News According to the estimates of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) the COVID-19 outbreak has...

23 Mar 2020 News Analysis

India-France Joint Patrolling

Why in News For the first time, India and France conducted joint patrols from the Reunion Island. The patrol was conducted in the month of...

23 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Issues In Higher Education Institutions In India

This article is based on “Need for re-orientation” which was published in The Hindu on 20/03/2020. It talks about issues in higher...

21 Mar 2020 News Editorials

UN World Happiness Report- 2020

Why in News The Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations released the World Happiness Report on 20th March, 2020. March...

21 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Tech For Tribals: TRIFED

Why in News Recently, the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) has launched a transformational “Tech For...

21 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT)

Why in News Recently, the Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) informed Parliament about the Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching...

21 Mar 2020 News Analysis

House Sparrow

Why in News Every year March 20 is observed as the 'World Sparrow Day' to raise awareness about the bird. The Day was first celebrated in...

21 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Whiteflies Resistant Variety of Cotton

Why in News Recently, the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow has developed a whiteflies-resistant variety of...

21 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Mid Day Meal

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has asked state governments to provide Mid Day Meals (MDM) or food security...

21 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Huntington Disease

Why in News A team of scientists from the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune studied the HTT gene in fruit flies. Mutations in the HTT...

21 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Giving More Tooth To Human Rights Commissions

This article is based on “Giving Human Rights Commissions more teeth” which was published in The Hindu on 20/03/2020. It talks about...

20 Mar 2020 News Editorials

Inclusive Growth

Introduction Inclusive growth means economic growth that creates employment opportunities and helps in reducing poverty. It means having access...

20 Mar 2020 Paper 3

Prime Minister’s 15 Point Programme

Why in News Recently, the Union Minister of Minority Affairs shared information about the Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme for the...

20 Mar 2020 News Analysis

National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme

The National Aquifer Mapping and Management program (NAQUIM) is being implemented by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). NAQUIM envisages...

20 Mar 2020 News Analysis

India: 3rd Largest Producer of Electricity

Why in News As per the Key World Energy Statistics 2019, India is the 3rd largest producer of electricity in the world. India was 106th in...

20 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Role of Lipids in Infectious Diseases

Why in News Researchers at IIT-Bombay are using biologically active lipid molecules as chemical biology tools to understand their biological...

20 Mar 2020 News Analysis

GreenCo Rating System

The Green Companies (GreenCo) Rating System has been developed by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The system evaluates the companies...

20 Mar 2020 News Analysis