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Conservation Plan for Konark Temple

Why in News The Union Government has decided to restore and preserve the nearly 800-year-old Konark Sun Temple, Odisha. Earlier, the monument had...

14 Feb 2020 News Analysis

USTR takes India off Developing Country List

Why in News The office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has taken off India from the list of developing and least-developed...

14 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Apiary on Wheels

Why in News The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has flagged off ‘Apiary on Wheels’. ‘Apiary on Wheels’ is...

14 Feb 2020 News Analysis

The Future of Earth, 2020 Report

Why in News The South Asia Future Earth Regional Office, the Divecha Centre for Climate Change and the Indian Institute of Science have released...

14 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Public Safety Act

This article is based on “Dissent as sedition” which was published on The Indian Express on 11/02/2020. It talks about issues related to...

13 Feb 2020 News Editorials

Government Budgeting

Why in News The Union Minister of Finance recently presented the Budget 2020-21 in the Parliament. The central theme of the Budget- “Ease of...

13 Feb 2020 Paper 3

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13 Feb 2020 Paper 3

Reservation Issue in AP

Why in News The Supreme Court has questioned the Andhra Pradesh government’s decision in 1988 to provide a 100% reservation to Scheduled...

13 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Hampi

Why in News Recently, the Supreme Court confirmed the Karnataka government’s decision to demolish restaurants, hotels, guest houses and other...

13 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Pesticides Management Bill, 2020

Why in News The Pesticides Management Bill, 2020 has been approved by the Union Cabinet. The Bill will regulate the business of pesticides and...

13 Feb 2020 News Analysis

India- Sri Lanka

Why in News At the invitation of the Prime Minister of India, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa visited India from 8th–11th February...

13 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Wainganga River

Wainganga River is one of the key tributaries of the river Godavari. Source: The river rises in the Mahadeo Hills in the Seoni District of Madhya...

13 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Nilgiri Tahr

Scientific Name: Nilgiritragus hylocrius Habitat: Western Ghats in southern India (Tamil Nadu and Kerala), Nilgiri Tahr is the state animal of...

13 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Yaravirus

Why in News Researchers have discovered an unusually small virus in a lake in Brazil. The virus has been named Yaravirus after...

13 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Death Penalty

This article is based on “Does death penalty deter crime?” which was published in The Times of India on 12/02/2020. It talks about the...

12 Feb 2020 News Editorials

Medical Equipment Notified as ‘Drugs’

Why in News The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified that medical equipment would qualify as ‘drugs’ under Section 3 of...

12 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka

Why in News Recently, the Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019. It seeks to include the...

12 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Dinosaur Fossil -Thanatotheristes

Why in News The scientists have revealed that a dinosaur fossil, found in Alberta in Canada (2010), belongs to a new species of tyrannosaur. The...

12 Feb 2020 News Analysis

BBNL and Dark Fibre

Why in News Three major telecom service providers, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, have approached the state-run Bharat...

12 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Melting of Thwaites Glacier

Why in News Recently, a new study has detected the presence of warm water at a vital point beneath the Thwaites glacier as the cause of its...

12 Feb 2020 News Analysis