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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

Sahyadri Megha: New Paddy Variety

Why in News The University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS), Shivamogga (Karnataka), has developed a new variety of paddy,...

12 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Invocation of Disaster Management Act, 2005 to Deal with COVID-19

Why in News Various government authorities have invoked their respective powers under the Disaster Management (DM) Act, 2005 to deal with the novel...

12 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Divya Kala Shakti: Witnessing the Abilities in Disabilities

Why in News The first ever regional event “Divya Kala Shakti: Witnessing the Abilities in Disabilities” is being organized in Chennai...

12 Mar 2020 News Analysis

White Giraffe

Why in News Poachers have killed two extremely rare white giraffes in northeast Kenya, leaving just one such animal in the world. Key Points The...

12 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Oil Prices Crash

This article is based on Oil’s rout: on fall in prices, What the dip in oil prices means, The sudden crash in crude oil prices offers many...

11 Mar 2020 News Editorials

India State of Forest Report, 2019

Volume I It is the 16th biennial assessment of India’s forests by Forest Survey of India, an organisation under the Ministry of Environment,...

11 Mar 2020 Summary of Important Reports

Hubli-Ankola Railway Line Project

Why in News The Hubballi-Ankola railway line project, saw stiff opposition from a majority of the board members of the Karnataka State Wildlife...

11 Mar 2020 News Analysis

Long Term Reverse Repo Operation

Why in news According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the response to the Long Term Reverse Repo Operation (LTROs) has been highly...

11 Mar 2020 News Analysis