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The Big Picture - India's Afghan Policy

The US President Donald Trump tweeted that he had cancelled meetings planned for 8th September, 2019 with Taliban leaders and Afghan President...

24 Sep 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Horticulture Sector in India

For...

23 Sep 2019 Paper 3

Ozone Layer Preservation

This article is based on “Is ozone layer depletion a ‘solved problem’?” which appeared in Down to Earth on 17 spetember...

23 Sep 2019 News Editorials

Horticulture Sector in India

Why in News? Recently, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare released the Third Advanced Estimate (2018-19) of Area and...

23 Sep 2019 Paper 3

Inclusive Programming

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has mandated the captioning for TV programs, in order to make it accessible to the deaf or hard of...

23 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Ganga Data Collector App

Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has launched a mobile application “Ganga Data Collector” under the National Mission for Clean Ganga...

23 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Threats to Children

On the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) raised alarms on major...

23 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Climate Change and Ocean Currents

A new study suggests a link between Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and the Indian Ocean. For thousands of years, Atlantic...

23 Sep 2019 News Analysis

One Nation One Language

This article is based on “Can Hindi unite India?” which appeared in The Hindu on 20/09/2019. It analyses the promotion of Hindi...

21 Sep 2019 News Editorials

63rd General Conference of IAEA

On the sidelines of the 63rd general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), India launched a global cancer care network,...

21 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Access to Internet

Recently, the Kerala High Court upheld the right to have access to the internet as a part of the fundamental right to education along with the right...

21 Sep 2019 News Analysis

GST Council and Corporate Tax

The Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council held a meeting on 20th September 2019 to decide on tax moderation, keeping in mind the revenue position...

21 Sep 2019 News Analysis

India - Mongolia Relations

Recently, the Mongolian President visited India. During the visit both the countries emphasized not only the expansion of strategic partnerships but...

21 Sep 2019 News Analysis

National Conference on Agriculture

Recently the Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare inaugurated the ‘National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi...

21 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Law Affecting Behavioural Change

This article is based on “Can legislative action change the behaviour of a country?” which appeared in The Livemint on 11 September...

20 Sep 2019 News Editorials

The Big Picture: India-Africa Partnership

Africa is the world's second largest continent both in terms of land and population with 54 countries which account for almost 15% of the world's...

20 Sep 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Loan Mela

The Finance Ministry in a bid to give impetus to the slowing economy recently announced to organize the loan melas in the 400 districts of the...

20 Sep 2019 News Analysis

World’s Second-Largest Coal Block

Deaucha Panchami coal block of Birbhum Coalfield Area is World’s Second Largest Coal Block situated in West Bengal. This coal mine is the...

20 Sep 2019 News Analysis

National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) Scheme

Recently, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has announced a new National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) to use technology...

20 Sep 2019 News Analysis

Keeladi Findings

According to a report published by the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department (TNAD), the cultural deposits unearthed during the excavations at site...

20 Sep 2019 News Analysis