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Reduced Tiger Mortality in 3 Years

Why in News According to the Ministry of Forest Environment and Climate Change (MoEFCC), the number of tiger deaths in 2019 has decreased for the...

03 Jan 2020 News Analysis

New Norms For Reward To Whistleblowers

Why in News The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has come out with a new mechanism to reward whistle-blowers and other informants for...

03 Jan 2020 News Analysis

North-East Monsoon Ends with 30% Surplus Rain

Why in News India witnessed a 30% surplus in total rainfall during the Northeast monsoon in 2019. October to December is recognised as the period...

03 Jan 2020 News Analysis

The ABCDEF of implementation of SBM

This article is based on “The ABCDEF of implementation” which was published in The Indian Express on 02/01/2020. It talks about the...

02 Jan 2020 News Editorials

Strategic Disinvestment

Why in News The government's plans to sell Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), Container Corporation of India (Concorp) and Air India are...

02 Jan 2020 Paper 3

WHO Report on Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019

Why in News Recently, the World Health Organization has released a report which projected a powerful shift in the global tobacco epidemic. The shift...

02 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Mandu Festival

Recently, five day long ‘Mandu Utsav’ was celebrated in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh from 28th December 2019 to 1st January 2020. The festival...

02 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY)

Why in News According to the Ministry of Rural Development, only 252 Members of Parliament (MPs) have adopted gram panchayats under phase-4 of...

02 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Sangita Kalanidhi Award

Why in News Recently, S.Sowmya has been conferred with Sangita Kalanidhi Award. The award is conferred by the Madras Music Academy. It is...

02 Jan 2020 News Analysis

2020 as Year of the Nurse and Midwife: WHO

Why in News The World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated the year 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse and midwife”, in honour of the...

02 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Satcom Technology Deployed for Learning

Why in News Recently, the Rajasthan government has started using satellite communication technology on a broader scale to enhance the learning...

02 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Kerala to Curb Alien Plants’ Growth

Why in News The Kerala Government is planning to arrest the rampant growth of invasive plants, especially Senna spectabilis, in the forest areas of...

02 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Privatisation of PSEs

This article is based on “Weighing in on the public sector privatisation debate” which was published in The Hindu on 01/01/2020. It...

01 Jan 2020 News Editorials

Ghataprabha River

It is a tributary of Krishna that flows in Karnataka. Ghataprabha has a hydroelectric and irrigational dam at Hidkal. Hidkal Dam is located in...

01 Jan 2020 News Analysis

One-fifth of the Country’s Forests Prone to Fire

Why in News Recently, the 2019 report by Forest Survey of India (FSI) was released. It states that about 21.40% of forest cover in India is prone to...

01 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Swachh Survekshan 2020

Why in News The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has announced the results of the first (April-June) and second (July- September)...

01 Jan 2020 News Analysis

National Infrastructure Pipeline

Why in News Recently, the Government has released a report of the task force on National Infrastructure Pipeline for 2019-2025. Earlier, the...

01 Jan 2020 News Analysis

25th Conference of Parties- Madrid Talks

This article is based on “Saving the planet - in three acts” and “Why ‘carbon market’ is debated”. It talks...

31 Dec 2019 News Editorials

Portal to Block and Trace Stolen Mobiles

Why in News Recently, the government has launched a portal that will enable blocking and tracing of stolen or lost mobile phones. The initiative...

31 Dec 2019 News Analysis

80th Session of Indian History Congress

Why in News Recently, the 80th session of the Indian History Congress (IHC) was held at Kannur, Kerala, between 28th and 30th December 2019. It...

31 Dec 2019 News Analysis