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J&K and Article 54

Why in News Recently, in a reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query “if the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be part of the...

01 May 2020 News Analysis

International Workers’ Day

Why in News Every year, 1st May is celebrated as the International Workers’ Day and as Labour Day in different parts of the world to...

01 May 2020 News Analysis

Permanent Mission to UN

Why in News India has appointed T S Tirumurti as its Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN). Key Points Permanent Mission to the...

01 May 2020 News Analysis

Lifeline Udan Initiative

Why in News A total of 415 flights have been operated under the ‘Lifeline Udan’ initiative by various air carriers. The cargo...

01 May 2020 News Analysis

GI Tags to Two Products

Why in News Recently, Chak-Hao, the black rice of Manipur and the Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) terracotta have bagged the Geographical Indication (GI)...

01 May 2020 News Analysis

Atulya: Microwave Steriliser

Why in News Recently, the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology has developed a microwave steriliser named as ‘Atulya’ to...

01 May 2020 News Analysis

Global Energy Review 2020 : IEA

Why in News Recently, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a report namely, Global Energy Review:2020 which also includes the impact...

01 May 2020 News Analysis

Core Sector Shrinks by 6.5%

Why in News According to the data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the eight core sector industries contracted by 6.5% in March,...

01 May 2020 News Analysis

Year End Review 2019: Department of Atomic Energy

Important Policies and Programmes Nuclear Power Programme Kaiga Atomic Power Station (KGS-1) has set the world record of 962 days of continuous...

30 Apr 2020 Paper 2

Rights of Minority Institutes not Absolute: SC

Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court of India gave its judgement on the admission criteria of minority institutions. It held that National...

30 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Mutual Funds and Emerging Indian Economy

This article is based on “Why Franklin-type fiasco will keep repeating” which was published in the Business standard on 27/04/2020. It...

30 Apr 2020 News Editorials

New List of Names of Tropical Cyclones

Why in News The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has released a list with the names of 169 tropical cyclones that are likely to emerge over the...

30 Apr 2020 News Analysis

UNESCO

“Since wars begin in the minds of men and women, it is in the minds of men and women that the defences of peace must be constructed” -...

30 Apr 2020 International Institutions

Aero India

Why in News Recently, the Ministry of Defence has announced that the 13th edition of Aero India will be held from February 3 to 7, 2021 at Air Force...

30 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Final Report on National Infrastructure Pipeline

Why in News Recently, the task force headed by Atanu Chakraborty (economic affairs secretary) on National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) submitted...

30 Apr 2020 News Analysis

International Financial Services Centres Authority

Why in News The central government has established International Financial Services Centres Authority to regulate all financial services in...

30 Apr 2020 News Analysis

Natural Product Based Alzheimer Inhibitor

Why in News Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have modified the structure of Berberine into Ber-D to...

30 Apr 2020 News Analysis

U.S. Priority Watch List for IPR

Why in News India continues to be on the ‘Priority Watch List’ of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) for lack of adequate...

30 Apr 2020 News Analysis

1.6 Billion Risk Losing Jobs: ILO

Why in News Recently, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned that nearly half of the entire global workforce is in immediate danger...

30 Apr 2020 News Analysis

The Big Picture: Localising Globalisation

The dual supply and demand shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to cause a global recession. In the last several weeks, global supply...

29 Apr 2020 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions