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Rare Easterly Winds over the Indian Ocean

Climate Prediction Centre of the US National Weather Service has said that unusually warm waters in the Arabian Sea have set up a rare band of...

14 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Unapproved Sowing of Genetically Modified Crops

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has sought a detailed report on the sowing of unapproved Genetically Modified (GM)...

14 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Indigenisation of Defence

What is Indigenisation of Defence? Indigenisation is the capability of developing and producing any defence equipment within the country for the...

14 Jun 2019 Paper 3

India’s Balancing with SCO

This article is based on the editorial “Navigations in Bishkek” which appeared in The Hindu on 13th June 2019. It talks about,...

13 Jun 2019 News Editorials

People's Ingestion Of Plastic

The World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) study has revealed that people worldwide could be ingesting five grams of microscopic plastic particles...

13 Jun 2019 News Analysis

UNCTAD World Investment Report 2019

According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) World Investment Report 2019, India received foreign direct investments...

13 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Moon's Aitken Crater

Scientists have detected an anomaly in the moon's gravitational field because of heavy metal lodged in the mantle deep below the moon's South...

13 Jun 2019 News Analysis

World Day Against Child Labour

A 'Baal Panchayat' (Children's Parliament) was organised in the Delhi by Kailash Satyarthi’s Children's Foundation on the occasion of World Day...

13 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Nipah virus and Fruit Bat

Fruit bats have been identified as carriers of the deadly Nipah virus in Kerala. About Fruit Bat Fruit bats, as opposed to insectivorous bats,...

13 Jun 2019 News Analysis

In Depth - BS VI Emission Norms

According to the United Nations, 9 out of 10 people on the planet are now breathing polluted air. This has led to a growing global health crisis,...

13 Jun 2019 Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Discussions

Challenges of Digitisation and Way Forward

This article is based on editorial “Why economics must go digital to remain relevant” which appeared in Live mint on 12th June 2019. It...

12 Jun 2019 News Editorials

Tripartite Agreement with French Railways

Indian Railway Station Development Corporation (IRSDC), has signed a tripartite agreement with French Railways (SNCF) and AFD, a French Development...

12 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Micryletta aishani

Scientists from Delhi University and the Wildlife Institute of India, in collaboration with researchers from Indonesia and the US, have discovered a...

12 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Air Pollution and Life Expectancy

An environment think tank Centre for Science and Environment in its report “At the crossroad” has said that Life expectancy in India has...

12 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Phosphine as Fumigant

Scientists from the National Centre for Integrated Pest Management (NCIPM) and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have conducted...

12 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Deadlock in RCEP Trade Negotiations

Senior officials from India and China met in New Delhi to try and reach a common ground on market-opening commitments under Regional Comprehensive...

12 Jun 2019 News Analysis

Defence Space Research Agency (DSRA)

The Cabinet Committee on Security chaired by the Prime Minister has cleared the setting up of the Defence Space Research Agency (DSRA) which has been...

12 Jun 2019 News Analysis

PRS Capsule May 2019

Key Highlights of PRS Education Draft National Education Policy 2019 Labour and Employment Pension scheme for traders and shopkeepers Annual...

12 Jun 2019 PRS Capsule

Disaster Management-II

Organisations related to Disaster Management Framework at Global level In 1994 the World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction was held in...

12 Jun 2019 Paper 3

Draft Education Policy 2019

This article is based on “Government wish list for schools” which appeared in Indian Express on 11th June 2019. It talks about policy...

11 Jun 2019 News Editorials