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Housing Poverty in Rural Areas

This article is based on “Minimising the housing divide” which was published on 03/01/2020 in The Hindu. It talks about the prevalence...

03 Jan 2020 News Editorials

Indepth- 6th Schedule & ILP

Context Over the recent enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), massive protests were held in the North-eastern states and several...

03 Jan 2020 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

First National Conference on Intersex Human Rights

Why in News Recently, the first national conference on intersex human rights was organised by Srishti Madurai in partnership with Intersex Asia in...

03 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Homo erectus

Why in News According to a study published in ‘Nature’, the last known settlement of Homo erectus was situated in Ngandong on the...

03 Jan 2020 News Analysis

107th Indian Science Congress

Why in News Recently, the Prime Minister has inaugurated 107th Indian Science Congress. It is scheduled to take place between January 3-7, at the...

03 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Odissi Dance

Odissi dance is one of the classical dances of India. It is indigenous to Orissa, eastern India, and follows the principles of the...

03 Jan 2020 News Analysis

Padmanur's Yakshagana

Why in News Recently, the Yakshagana committee hosted the 60th annual Yakshagana in the Padmanur village, Karnataka. The committee is officially...

03 Jan 2020 News Analysis

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

Strategic Disinvestment

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02 Jan 2020 Paper 3