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Biotechnology Sector in India

This article is based on “Different peas in different pods” which appeared in The Hindu on 26/09/2019. It talks about challenges...

26 Sep 2019 News Editorials

Quantum Supremacy

The phrase ‘quantum supremacy’ was coined in the year 2011 by John Preskill, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute...

26 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Darknet

The Kerala Police has set up a ‘state-of-the-art lab’ to intervene and crack down on the rising criminal activities over the Darknet,...

26 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Line of Credit to Pacific Island Nations

On the sidelines of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, the Indian Prime Minister has announced a $150 million worth line of credit to the...

26 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Special Report on Climate Change: IPCC

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) made public ‘The Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate’...

26 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Israel-Palestine

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26 Sep 2019 Paper 2

ICGS Varaha

Recently, the Indian Defence Minister commissioned the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Varaha at the Chennai port. The ICGS Varaha is the fourth in...

26 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Kristalina Georgieva

The International Monetary Fund formally selected Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria as the second woman ever to lead the 189-member institution for a...

26 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Right to Internet Access and Digital Literacy

This article is based on Inequality of another kind which appeared in The Hindu on 24/09/2019. It talks about making the right to internet access...

25 Sep 2019 News Editorials

Recycle and Reuse Policy

Recently, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change has drafted a National Resource Efficiency Policy, in order to double the...

25 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Right To Be Forgotten

Recently, the European Court of Justice has allowed Google not to remove the links related to sensitive personal data worldwide. As per the European...

25 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Siachen Glacier

Since January 2018, nearly 130 tonnes of waste has been brought down from the Siachen Glacier and disposed of. The Army has made bringing down...

25 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Carcinogen Substances in Ranitidine

After the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) flagged the low-level presence of the carcinogenic substances in Ranitidine, the Central Drugs...

25 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Reforming Centrally Sponsored Scheme

This article is based on “Leaning on the states” which appeared in The Indian Express on 24/09/2019. It talks about the restructuring of...

24 Sep 2019 News Editorials

Food Corporation of India

Food Corporation of India (FCI) is a Public Sector Undertaking, under the Department of Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs,...

24 Sep 2019 National Institutions

Black Carbon Particles Affecting Unborn Babies

According to a study published in ‘Nature Communications’, the black carbon particles emitted by the vehicular exhaust and coal-fired...

24 Sep 2019 News Analysis

National Conclave on Energy Efficiency

Recently, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) organized a National conclave on energy efficiency in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)...

24 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Climate Action Summit

At the 74th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, the Prime Minister of India addressed the United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit...

24 Sep 2019 News Analysis

‘UMMID’ Initiative

Recently, the Government of India has launched UMMID (Unique Methods of Management and Treatment of Inherited Disorders) initiative to tackle...

24 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Cyclonic Storm ‘HIKAA’

A deep depression over the Arabian Sea has intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Hikaa’ that will cause strong winds along the Gujarat...

24 Sep 2019 News Analysis