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G-7

The Group of Seven (G-7) is an informal bloc of industrialized democracies—France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, the United...

01 Oct 2019 International Institutions

Global Urbanization Shift

According to the economic outlook of Asian Development Outlook Report-2019, the number of urban inhabitants in developing Asia has increased almost...

01 Oct 2019 News Analysis

International Day of Older Persons

The International Day of Older Persons is observed on 1st October (designated in 1990 by the United Nations General Assembly) every year. 2019...

01 Oct 2019 News Analysis

BRAHMOS Missile

BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile featuring Indian propulsion system, airframe, power supply, and other major indigenous components has been...

01 Oct 2019 News Analysis

Penicillin Revival to Fight Rheumatic Fever

In a bid to fight drug resistance and tackle the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease, the Government of India is planning a revival of the drug...

01 Oct 2019 News Analysis

Ancient River Unearthed in Uttar Pradesh

The Union Jal Shakti Ministry has excavated an old, dried-up river in the Prayagraj during geophysical survey covering the Prayagraj and Kaushambi...

01 Oct 2019 News Analysis

School Education Quality Index: NITI Aayog

National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has released the first edition of the School Education Quality Index (SEQI). SEQI has...

01 Oct 2019 News Analysis

Menstrual Hygiene

This editorial is based on “Menstrual hygiene: A challenging development issue” which was published in Down to Earth on 27/09/2019. It...

30 Sep 2019 News Editorials

Animal Rearing

Why in News? Recently, the Prime Minister launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme, to control and eradicate the Foot & Mouth...

30 Sep 2019 Paper 3

Asteroid named after Pandit Jasraj

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named an asteroid, discovered in 2006, after Indian classical singer Pandit Jasraj. Pandit Jasraj...

30 Sep 2019 News Analysis

INS Nilgiri

Recently, the Defence Minister has launched the first of the Navy's seven new stealth frigates named INS Nilgiri, in Mumbai. He also commissioned...

30 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Animal Rearing

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30 Sep 2019 Paper 3

Enterprise Development Centres

The Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sector (MSME) Minister will soon launch Enterprise Development Centres (EDCs) for developing a cadre of...

30 Sep 2019 News Analysis

National Nutrition Survey

The first-ever comprehensive National Nutrition Survey has been conducted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the United Nations...

30 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Indo-Arctic Strategic Construct

This article is based on “Why India’s foray into the Arctic matters” which was published in The Hindu Business Line on...

28 Sep 2019 News Editorials

Unitary Taxation System for Multi-National Enterprises

Recently, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD’s) in its Trade and Development Report 2019 has recommended for the...

28 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Erra Matti Dibbalu

Erra Matti Dibbalu is dissected and stabilized coastal red sediment mounds, located between Visakhapatnam and Bheemunipatnam in Andhra...

28 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Exercise KAZIND - 2019

Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2019 between India and Kazakhstan will be conducted in Uttarakhand, India. It is the fourth edition of an annual...

28 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Goldschmidtite

Recently a new mineral has been discovered inside a diamond unearthed from a mine in South Africa. It has been found in Earth’s Mantle (A...

28 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Rural Sanitation Strategy: 2019-2029

Recently, the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the 10-year Rural Sanitation Strategy...

28 Sep 2019 News Analysis