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India’s Afghan Policy and Taliban

This article is based on “Getting India back to the Afghan high table” which was published in The Hindu on 18/05/2020. It talks about...

20 May 2020 News Editorials

Year End Review 2019: Ministry of Corporate Affairs

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has taken several landmark initiatives in pursuance to the objective of providing greater “ Ease of...

20 May 2020 Paper 2

India to Chair WHO Executive Board

Why in News Recently, India has been elected to the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Executive Board. It will also be holding a Chairmanship...

20 May 2020 News Analysis

Fall in Global Carbon Emissions

Why in News Recently, the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO) has evaluated Covid-19’s effect on carbon...

20 May 2020 News Analysis

United Nations Relief and Works Agency

Why in News Recently, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), has applauded India’s financial support to keep its basic services...

20 May 2020 News Analysis

Illicit Drug Supply and Covid-19: UNODC

Why in News Recently, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a report on ‘Synthetic Drugs in East and Southeast Asia:...

20 May 2020 News Analysis

GST Waiver will Increase Cost

Why in News The Ministry of Finance is not in favour of granting Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption, as has been demanded by various sections of...

20 May 2020 News Analysis

Hotter Oceans and Supercyclones

Why in News The supercyclone ‘Amphan’ is likely to make landfall between the Sagar islands of West Bengal and the Hatiya islands of...

20 May 2020 News Analysis

Agricultural Marketing Reforms

This article is based on “A 1991 moment for agriculture” which was published in The Indian Express on 18/05/2020. It talks about three...

19 May 2020 News Editorials

Domicile Certificates in J&K

Why in News Recently, the Jammu and Kashmir administration notified the J&K Grant of Domicile Certificate (Procedure) Rules 2020. It amended...

19 May 2020 News Analysis

The Big Picture: Visakhapatnam Gas Leak

A major leak from a polymer plant LG Polymers near Visakhapatnam impacted villages in a five-km radius, leaving at least 9 people dead and...

19 May 2020 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Objections to Etalin Hydroelectric Project

Why in News Recently, some conservationists and former members of the National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) have sought rejection of approval for the...

19 May 2020 News Analysis

Aksai Chin

Why in News Recently, Chinese media has accused India of building defence facilities in the Galwan Valley region of the contested Aksai Chin...

19 May 2020 News Analysis

New Super-Earth Planet

Why in News Recently, scientists have discovered a rare new Super-Earth planet. It is among only a handful of extra-solar planets that have been...

19 May 2020 News Analysis

International Museum Day

Why in News The Ministry of Culture hosted a webinar on “Revitalising Museums and Cultural Spaces” to celebrate the International Museum...

19 May 2020 News Analysis

Travel Bubble

Why in News Recently, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania started a travel bubble to help put their economies back on track after...

19 May 2020 News Analysis

Possibility of Covid-19 being Syndemic

Why in News The possibilities of Covid-19 being syndemic have been raised in the backdrop of the World Health Organization (WHO) announcement that...

19 May 2020 News Analysis

Ashwagandha and Anti-Covid-19 Drug

Why in News Recently, researchers of IIT-Delhi in collaboration with Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology...

19 May 2020 News Analysis

A Rare Palm from Andamans

Why in News Recently, a rare palm, Pinanga andamanensis, has been successfully cultivated at Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research...

19 May 2020 News Analysis

Aarogya Setu App: A Technological Solutionism

This article is based on “Aarogya Setu is open to state abuse” which was published on The Hindu Business Line on 16/05/2020. It talks...

18 May 2020 News Editorials