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Belt and Road Initiative – Perspectives from India

This editorial is based on the article 'Transparency road: on India-China relations' which appeared in "The Hindu" on 1st May, 2019. The article...

02 May 2019 News Editorials

Testosterone rules for female athletes

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed an appeal by Olympic 800-metres champion Caster Semenya against the introduction of regulations...

02 May 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts For Prelims (2nd May 2019)

Chandrayaan-2 Mission India’s highly ambitious Rs 800-crore Chandrayaan-2 mission will be launched between July 9 and July 16 this...

02 May 2019 News Analysis

The Problem of Drug Resistance in India

This editorial is based on the article 'Drug-resistant diseases could kill 10 million a year by 2050' which appeared in "The Hindu" on April 29,...

01 May 2019 News Editorials

A Perennial Quandary on Separation of Power

The Madras High Court ruled that the Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) of Puducherry could not interfere with the day-to-day administration of the Union...

01 May 2019 News Analysis

Superbugs

U.N. Interagency Coordination Group (IACG) report on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) calls for greater action by stakeholders at all levels lest...

01 May 2019 News Analysis

NSE Found Guilty of Lapse in Algo-trading Case

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred the National Stock Exchange (NSE) from raising money from the securities market directly...

01 May 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts For Prelims (1st May 2019)

ASI Unearths Late Harappan site at Sanauli (UP) The Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) ongoing excavation of 4,000-year-old burial sites...

01 May 2019 News Analysis

Cyclone Fani

Cyclone Fani, is the first severe, cyclonic storm to have formed in April in India’s oceanic neighbourhood since 1976, according to the...

01 May 2019 News Analysis

PPP Investment Model

Introduction Public-private partnerships involve collaboration between a government agency and a private-sector company that can be used to finance,...

01 May 2019 Paper 3

India’s Development Grants Increases

This editorial is based on the article 'India’s development grants more than double in 5 years' which appeared in "The Live Mint" on 29th...

30 Apr 2019 News Editorials

Country-by-Country Reports Agreement

India has notified the inter-governmental agreement with the US for exchange of country-by-country (CbC) reports on multinational companies regarding...

30 Apr 2019 News Analysis

Climate-Resistant Chickpea Varieties

An international team led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has discovered important factors for heat...

30 Apr 2019 News Analysis

AMR could Cause 10 Million Deaths: UN

UN Interagency Coordinating Group has released a report titled "NO TIME TO WAIT: Securing The Future From Drug-resistant Infections". The Report...

30 Apr 2019 News Analysis

Important Facts For Prelims (30th April 2019)

Bodhisattva Figure Unearthed  Recently, a 1.74-meter Bodhisattva figure was unearthed from Phanigiri in Telangana. It is life size stucco...

30 Apr 2019 News Analysis

International Criminal Court (ICC)

About Governed by an international treaty called 'The Rome Statute', the ICC is the world’s first permanent international criminal...

30 Apr 2019 International Institutions

A Policy for Disease Control

This editorial is based on the article 'A Rare Opportunity' which appeared in "Indian Express" on 11th April, 2019. The article talks about current...

29 Apr 2019 News Editorials

Governor

29 Apr 2019 Paper 2

Delisting of Controlled Substances

In a bid to curb trade of narcotics and other controlled substances on online portals, the government has reached out to the industry, especially...

29 Apr 2019 News Analysis

Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz

Iran has said that it could close the strategic Strait of Hormuz shipping route if it faces more “hostility,” from the United...

29 Apr 2019 News Analysis