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Kathak

It is one of the classical dances of India. The word Kathak has been derived from the word Katha which means a story. It is primarily performed...

18 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Arab World's Longest-Serving Ruler Passes Away

Why in News Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, the Arab world's longest-serving ruler, has died. In 1970, with the help of British,...

18 Jan 2020 News Analysis

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020

Why in News The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)...

18 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Jallikattu

Why in News Over 100 people were injured in three Jallikattu events in Tamil Nadu. Jallikattu is a traditional bull-taming event that is...

18 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Return of Inflation

This article is based on “The perils of RBI’s fixation on inflation”, “A rough patch”, “Inflation shocker: On...

17 Jan 2020 News Editorials

The Big Picture: Tackling Infant Mortality

Recent death toll of infants at the JK Lon Hospital in Rajasthan’s Kota district (reaching 110 deaths in the past month) has brought to the...

17 Jan 2020 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Australian Bushfire

Why in News Australia is witnessing its most devastating bushfire season in at least 20 years. Concept of Bushfires Season: Forest fires, or...

17 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Rajasthan to Get its First Biotechnology Park

Why in News Rajasthan government will be signing a memorandum of understanding with the Centre’s Department of Biotechnology to set up its...

17 Jan 2020 News Analysis

K9 VAJRA-T Gun

Why in News Recently, the defence minister flagged off 51st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Armoured System Complex at Hazira in...

17 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Proposal for China Myanmar Economic Corridor

Why in News China’s President Xi Jinping will be visiting Myanmar to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations...

17 Jan 2020 News Analysis

2019: Second Hottest Year

Why in News According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the year 2019 was the second-hottest year since records began in 1880. It...

17 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Breaking Departmentalism In Railways

This article is based on One railway, Indian Railways must be revamped carefully, “Restructuring isn’t always reform”. It talks...

16 Jan 2020 News Editorials

Pressure Groups

Introduction A pressure group is a group of people who are organised actively for promoting and defending their common interest. It is called so,...

16 Jan 2020 Paper 2

5th Annual Day of CARA

Why in News The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has celebrated its 5th Annual Day recently. CARA has conducted various training...

16 Jan 2020 News Analysis

ASER Report 2019

Why in News The Non-governmental organization (NGO) Pratham’s Annual Status of Education Report 2019 has flagged poor learning outcomes in...

16 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Fuel Conservation Campaign: Saksham

Why in News An annual one-month long people centric fuel conservation campaign of the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) named...

16 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Henley Passport Index 2020

Why in News Henley & Partners, the residence and citizenship planning firm has published the Henley Passport Index for 2020 according to the...

16 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Pressure Groups

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16 Jan 2020 Paper 2

FCRA and Dissent

This article is based on “A government that chooses its critics” which was published in The Hindu on 15/01/2020. It talks about the...

15 Jan 2020 News Editorials

PRS Capsule December 2019

Key Highlights of PRS Polity Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 Census 2021 and updation of National Population...

15 Jan 2020 PRS Capsule