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Soil Health Card Scheme

Why in News According to the National Productivity Council (NPC), the Soil Health Card scheme has led to a decline of 8-10% in the use of chemical...

06 Feb 2020 News Analysis

India International Seafood Show

Why in News The 22nd edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS), 2020 will be organized jointly by the Marine Products Export Development...

06 Feb 2020 News Analysis

SC Panel Recommendations on Prison Reforms

Why in News The Supreme Court appointed Justice Amitava Roy (retd.) Committee has given recommendations to reform prisons. The Court appointed...

06 Feb 2020 News Analysis

International Maritime Organization and India

This article is based on A case of a maritime presence adrift which was published in The Hindu on 05/02/2020. It discusses India’s negligible...

05 Feb 2020 News Editorials

World Heritage Site Certificate to Jaipur

Why in News The Chief Minister of Rajasthan will dedicate the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) world...

05 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Anguilla: British Territory in Caribbean

Why in News Anguilla, an island in the Caribbean Sea, is a financial beneficiary of two latest trends in technology: Artificial intelligence (AI)...

05 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Medical Data Leaks

Why in News A German cybersecurity firm, Greenbone Sustainable Resilience has published its second report related to medical data...

05 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Amrabad Tiger Reserve

Amrabad Tiger Reserve lies in Nallamala hills of Telangana. It is India’s second-largest tiger reserve, next only to Nagarjunasagar...

05 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Anti-Dumping Duty on PTA Abolished

Why in News The government has abolished anti-dumping duty on a chemical called Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA). The same was mentioned by the...

05 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Lack of Anganwadis in Urban Areas

Why in News Recently, the government’s response to a Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that for every 100 anganwadi beneficiaries...

05 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Impact of Brexit

This article is based on “What Brexit means for the EU and its partners” which was published in The Hindu on 04/02/2020. It talks about...

04 Feb 2020 News Editorials

Crude Spillage in Burhi Dihing River

Why in News A stretch of Dihing or Burhi Dihing in Eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district witnessed fire following the spillage of crude oil which...

04 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Classical Swine Fever Vaccine

Why in News The live attenuated Classical Swine Fever (CSF) Vaccine technology developed by the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) has been...

04 Feb 2020 News Analysis

World Cancer Day

Why in News The World Health Organisation (WHO) and it’s specialized International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have released two...

04 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Missing Women and Children in India

Why in News Recently, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released a study on missing persons (especially on women and children) in...

04 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes: SATHI

Why in News The Department of Science & Technology (Ministry of Science and Technology) has launched a unique scheme called Sophisticated...

04 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Ujh Multipurpose Project

Ujh Multipurpose Project is planned to fast track utilization of India's rights under Indus Waters Treaty. The project will enhance the...

04 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Blue Dot Network

Why in News India may join the US-led Blue Dot Network (BDN). The BDN was formally announced on 4th November, 2019 at the Indo-Pacific Business...

04 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Coral Restoration Through Biorock

Why in News The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), with help from Gujarat’s forest department, is attempting for the first time a process to...

04 Feb 2020 News Analysis

Santusht Portal

Why in News? The Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched ‘Santusht portal’ to monitor the implementation of labour laws at the...

04 Feb 2020 News Analysis