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Reforms in Saudi Arabia

Why in News Recently, Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging (whipping or lashing) as a form of punishment and the death sentence for minors. The...

27 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Merger Of Two Black Holes with Unequal Masses Detected

Why in News The gravitational wave observatories at Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) have detected a merger of two...

27 Apr 2020 News Analysis

The Big picture: Coronavirus Impact on Environment

Global carbon emissions from the fossil fuel industry could fall by a record 2.5bn tonnes this year, a reduction of 5%, as the coronavirus...

25 Apr 2020 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Role of Technology in Governance

This article is based on Moving Home Online published in The Indian Express on 21/04/2020. It talks about the role of technology in...

25 Apr 2020 News Editorials

World Malaria Day

It is celebrated on 25th April every year, to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention...

25 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Deep Fakes

Why in News Recently, cybercrime officials in India have been tracking certain apps and websites that produce nude photographs of innocent people...

25 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Urge to Suspend H-1B

Why in News The US President has been requested to suspend the foreign workers programme, including H-1B as a huge number of Americans have lost...

25 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Khudai Khidmatgar Movement

Why in News It is 90 years for Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre. Qissa Khwani bazar was the site of a massacre perpetrated by British soldiers...

25 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Aerosol Levels Hit 20-year Low

Why in News According to the data published by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), aerosol levels in northern India at the...

25 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary

Why in News Recently, the National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) has recommended coal mining in a part of an Dehing Patkai elephant reserve in...

25 Apr 2020 News Analysis

National Panchayati Raj Day

Why in News Recently, the Prime Minister addressed sarpanches from across the country through a video conference on National Panchayati Raj...

25 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Jio-Facebook Deal and Its Implications

This article is based on “A Big Deal” which was published in The Indian Express on 24/04/2020. It talks about the implications and...

24 Apr 2020 News Editorials

Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project

The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme of Telangana is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Bhupalpally,...

24 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Year End Review: Ministry of Earth Sciences

Important Facts Various Cyclone Storms According to IMD’s Statement on Climate of India, 2019 was exceptional for the number of cyclones...

24 Apr 2020 Paper 2

Ambubachi Mela Cancelled

Why in News In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the annual Ambubachi Mela in Assam will not be organised this year. The fair is organised from...

24 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Conversion of Surplus Rice to Ethanol

Why in News Recently, the Central government has allowed the conversion of surplus rice to ethanol. Ethanol produced from this will be used for...

24 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Centre Freezes DA/DR Increase for Staff

Why in News The Finance Ministry has frozen the Dearness Allowance (DA) increases for the central government staff and Dearness Relief (DR)...

24 Apr 2020 News Analysis

RBI to Restart Operation Twist

Why in News The Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) has decided to conduct simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities under Open Market...

24 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Commodity Markets Outlook: World Bank

Why in News According to the World Bank’s April 2020 Commodity Markets Outlook, Covid-19 is expected to bring most commodity prices down...

24 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Impact of Oil Price Crash and Covid-19 on Sugar

Why in News Recently, the prices of raw sugar for May delivery in New York crashed to 9.75 cents/pound, the lowest since June, 2008. Earlier, the...

24 Apr 2020 News Analysis