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SkillsBuild Platform: IBM

Why in News Recently, SkillsBuild platform was launched by the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in collaboration with...

11 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Nagaland Extends ILP in Dimapur

Why in News Recently, the Nagaland government has extended the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system to the district of Dimapur. This step was taken to...

11 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Problem of Open Defecation in India

This article is based on “How big a challenge is sustaining India's open-defecation free status” which was published in Down To Earth...

10 Dec 2019 News Editorials

The Big Picture - Election Commission: Collegium System & Appointments

Recently, the Supreme Court had agreed to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and...

10 Dec 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

World Heritage Week 2019

Why in News The World Heritage Week is celebrated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) every year from...

10 Dec 2019 News Analysis

White Island

Why in News A volcanic eruption took place at White Island in New Zealand. White Island is New Zealand’s most active cone volcano which has...

10 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Human Development Index

Why in News India was ranked 129 out of 189 countries on the 2019 Human Development Index (HDI) improving from the 130th position in 2018. HDI is...

10 Dec 2019 News Analysis

International Human Rights Day

Why in News The International Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10th December. The day marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of...

10 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD)

This article is based on “Quad in the Spotlight” which was published in The Indian Express on 7/12/2019. It talks about the various...

09 Dec 2019 News Editorials

Industrial Corridors

Why in News Government has approved the development of the five industrial corridor projects which will be implemented through National Industrial...

09 Dec 2019 Paper 3

Industrial Corridors

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09 Dec 2019 Paper 3

19th IORA Council of Ministers Meeting

Why in News Recently, the 19th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting was held in Abu Dhabi (UAE) under the theme of...

09 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Natyashastra

Why in News Recently, a three-day festival on Natyasastra was organised in Chennai (Tamil Nadu). Natyashastra Natyashastra, in full Bharata...

09 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Icicles, Stalactites and Stalagmites

Icicles Icicles typically form on days when the air temperature is subfreezing but sunshine warms and melts some snow or ice. As it drips off, a...

09 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Susceptibility of Infants to Measles

Why in News According to recent studies,infants become susceptible to measles infection at the end of three months after birth and not six months as...

09 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Combination Therapy for TB

Why in News Researchers from Bengaluru have made an important discovery of the mechanism used by Tuberculosis (TB) bacteria to tolerate TB...

09 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Personal Data Protection Bill 2019

This article is based on “The issues, debate around Data Protection Bill” which was published in The Indian Express on 7/12/2019. It...

07 Dec 2019 News Editorials

Sattriya Dance

Why in News Dance historian Dr. Sunil Kothari has recently been bestowed with the Madhabdev Award by the Government of Assam for popularising...

07 Dec 2019 News Analysis

Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019

Why in News The Rajya Sabha approved the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, replacing an ordinance that was promulgated to cut corporate tax...

07 Dec 2019 News Analysis

White Dwarfs System

Why in News For the first time ever, astronomers have found an indirect evidence of a giant planet orbiting a white dwarf star (WDJ0914+1914). The...

07 Dec 2019 News Analysis