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Tara Tarini Temple

Why in News The annual Chaitra Jatra festival scheduled to be held on 17th March, 2020 at Odisha’s Tara Tarini hill shrine has been cancelled...

16 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Krishna Raja Sagar Dam

Why in News The water level in the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district (Karnataka) is coming down rapidly owing to the increase in the...

16 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Iron Rain on Exoplanet

Why in News Wasp-76b, an exoplanet (planet outside the solar system), probably has iron raining on it. Key Points Wasp-76b orbits so close...

16 Mar 2020 News Analysis

ROPAX Service

Why in News The Ministry of Shipping has launched a roll on-roll off cum passenger ferry service, called ‘ROPAX’, between Mumbai and...

16 Mar 2020 News Analysis

India’s Diaspora

This article is based on “The ambit and the limits of ‘diaspora diplomacy’ ” which was published in The Hindu on...

14 Mar 2020 News Editorials

AT-1 Bonds

Why in News Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made a proposal to write-down Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) bonds as part of the SBI-led...

14 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Spanish Flu

Why in News As COVID-19 declared a global health crisis, parallels are being drawn with the Spanish influenza of 1918-19, which is considered the...

14 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Effects of Changing Groundwater Levels on Himalayas

Why in News Recently, researchers from the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) have found that the Himalayan range subsides and moves up...

14 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Masks and Hand Sanitizers Under EC Act, 1955

Why in News Recently, the central government has notified that masks (2 ply and 3 ply surgical masks, N95 masks) and hand sanitizers as essential...

14 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Speeding up Generation of RBCs in the Lab

Why in News A team of Indian researchers have invented a process through which generation of Red Blood Cells(RBCs) outside the body (in vitro) from...

14 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Foreigners Tribunals

Why in News Amnesty International has raised allegations over the functioning of the Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) in Assam. Key Points In a report...

13 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Methanotrophic Bacteria for Methane Mitigation

Why in News Recently, scientists at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune have enriched, isolated and cultivated 45 different strains of...

13 Mar 2020 News Analysis

35th Inception Day Of NCRB

Why in News Recently, on the occasion of 35th Inception Day of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Crime Multi Agency Centre and National...

13 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Nidhi Companies

Why in News Recently, The Central Government has amended the provisions related to Nidhi companies under the Companies Act, 2013 and the...

13 Mar 2020 News Analysis

National Sports Development Fund

Why in News Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) has contributed ₹1 crore to the National Sports Development Fund...

13 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020

Why in News Recently, the Parliament has passed the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Bill replaces the ordinance for amendment of the...

13 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Nuclear Power Plants in India

Why in News Recently, the government provided details related to various nuclear power plants in the country. Presently, India has 22 operating...

13 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Sericulture in India

Why in News Cocoon production in Karnataka has picked up to meet the growing demand for indigenous silk. Silk imports from China have been badly...

12 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Major Constitutional Amendments: Part-3

Click here for Major Constitutional Amendments: Part 1 Click here for Major Constitutional Amendments: Part 2 Seventy Third Amendment Act,...

12 Mar 2020 Paper 2

National Supercomputing Mission

Why in News Recently, a Right to Information (RTI) reply has revealed that India has produced just three supercomputers since 2015 under the...

12 Mar 2020 News Analysis