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Real-time Train Information System

Why in News The Real-time Train Information system is being installed in locomotives to enable better tracking of train movement. The RTIS...

19 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Cooling-off Period For Judiciary

This article is based on “The Hidayatullah example”, “Gogoi’s nomination sets a wrong precedent”, “Mr R Gogoi,...

18 Mar 2020 News Editorials

The Big Picture: Road Safety - Global Goals 2030

The given debate is about road safety and the global goals to curb road accidents by 2030. Recently, top government officials of more than 100...

18 Mar 2020 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Nanocomposite Coatings

Why in News A group of scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous...

18 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Starch-based Materials to Stop Blood Loss

Why in News Recently, scientists from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) have developed a starch-based ‘hemostat’...

18 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Permanent Commission for Women in Indian Navy

Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court upheld the right of serving Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers of the Navy to be granted...

18 Mar 2020 News Analysis

NBCFDC and NISD

Why in News The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is exploring the possibilities of a scheme for persons engaged in the act of...

18 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Regulating Payment Aggregators and Gateways

Why in News The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released guidelines for regulating activities of Payment Aggregators (PAs) and Payment Gateways...

18 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Subdued Gender Participation In STEM

This article is based on “Closing the gender gap in science” which was published in The Hindu on 17/03/2020. It talks about the gender...

17 Mar 2020 News Editorials

Classical Languages

Why in News Recently, a Bill to grant the status of Central universities to three deemed Sanskrit universities was passed by the Rajya Sabha. The...

17 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Use of Waterways for Reducing Transportation Cost

Why in News Recently, the Minister of State for Shipping has informed in the Rajya Sabha that significant savings in the cost of transportation are...

17 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Superhydrophobic Coating on Metallic Surfaces

Why in News A team from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, and Ohio State University has created a...

17 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Sheikh Mujibur Rehman

Why in News The 100th Birth Anniversary celebrations of ‘Jatir Pita’ Bangabandhu, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is being celebrated on 17th...

17 Mar 2020 News Analysis

ICMR to test for Community Transmission of COVID-19

Why in News The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has announced that it would start testing influenza patients without any travel history or...

17 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Boko Haram

Boko Haram is the militant group in northern Nigeria that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than 3 million people. Boko...

17 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Covid-19 and India

This article is based on “Smart-locking India” and “Virus, on balance: Dealing with coronavirus requires a clear public health...

16 Mar 2020 News Editorials

OneHealth Approach

Why in News Recently, to deal with zoonotic diseases, a need to operationalize “OneHealth’ policy in India was...

16 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Video Conference of SAARC Leaders on COVID-19

Why in News The Video Conference of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Leaders on COVID-19 was held recently. All the...

16 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Successful Trails in Treating Drug-Resistant TB

Why in News Recently, a small trial was undertaken to test the safety and efficacy of a few oral drugs against the extensively drug-resistant TB...

16 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Defence Fund Shortfall

Why in News Recently, a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has shown concern at the widening gap between projections and allocations in the...

16 Mar 2020 News Analysis