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Gond Tribals & Covid-19

Why in News While people are struggling for masks and sanitizers in the urban areas, Gond tribal people living in Panna, Madhya Pradesh have...

30 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Corona Studies Series: NBT

Why in News The National Book Trust (NBT) is going to launch a publishing series titled ‘Corona Studies Series’. Key Points The...

30 Mar 2020 News Analysis

VIX: Measure of Market Volatility

VIX (Volatility index) is an index used to measure the near term volatility expectations of the markets. Volatility signifies the rate and...

30 Mar 2020 News Analysis

PwDs and COVID-19

Why in News The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has issued...

28 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Covid-19 and Lockdown

This article is based on “A long road: On India’s 21-day coronavirus lockdown”, “Home & nation”, “Devising...

28 Mar 2020 News Editorials

Tribal Lockdown Rituals

Why in News Tribes in Arunachal Pradesh have revived indigenous lockdown rituals to contain the spread of COVID-19. The State of Arunachal...

28 Mar 2020 News Analysis

RBI’s COVID-19 Economic Relief Package

Why in News After the Government’s announcement of Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana, the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy...

28 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Electronic Platform to Fight COVID-19

Why in News Recently, India has decided to set up an electronic platform to help member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional...

28 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Operation Namaste: Indian Army

Why in News The Indian Army has code-named its anti-COVID-19 campaign as Operation Namaste to help the government in its fight against the...

28 Mar 2020 News Analysis

COVID-19 and ‘Force Majeure’

Why in News In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Railways has decided that the period from 22.03.2020 to 14.04.2020 shall be treated under...

28 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Challenges In Climate Change Negotiations

This article is based on “Vaunting Rhetoric versus Grim Realities” which was published in Economic and Political Weekly on 04/01/2020....

27 Mar 2020 News Editorials

DRDO Develops Ventilators

Why in News Recently, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a ventilator and plans to produce 5,000 of them per...

27 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit

Why in News Recently, an extraordinary Virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit has been convened to discuss the challenges posed by the outbreak of the...

27 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Antibody Kits for COVID-19

Why in News Recently, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has invited manufacturers to supply 5 lakh antibody kits for diagnosis of...

27 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Laser Surface Micro-Texturing

Why in News The International Advanced Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI) has developed ultrafast laser surface texturing...

27 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Digital Initiatives to Fight Coronavirus

Why in News Recently, the Government has developed a platform which will host webinars by All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) doctors...

27 Mar 2020 News Analysis

COVID-19 Economic Relief Package

Why in News The Union Finance Minister has announced Rs 1.70 lakh crore relief package under the newly framed Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for...

27 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Eklavya Model Residential and Day Boarding Schools

Why in News In view of prevailing sensitive health conditions affecting community health due to Covid-19, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has asked...

27 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Year End Review 2019: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Important Schemes and Policies Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2019 India scored 62.93 and ranked 11th in the Climate Change Performance...

26 Mar 2020 Paper 2

Engaging Rural Youth

This article is based on “Engaging Rural Youth Gainfully” which was published in Economic and Political Weekly on 14/03/2020. It talks...

26 Mar 2020 News Editorials