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Northeast: India’s Untapped Frontier

This editorial is based on “Rhetoric of Collective Action in North East India '' which was published in Economics and Political Weekly on...

01 Jul 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

New Criminal Laws Come into Force

Source: TH Why in News? Recently enacted three new criminal laws Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and...

01 Jul 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Amendments Proposed in MSME Act

For Prelims: Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, International MSME Day, Udyam Portal For Mains: Significance of the MSME sector for India's...

01 Jul 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

India to Import at Concessional Duty

Source: ET Why in News? Recently, India has allowed limited imports of corn, crude sunflower oil, refined rapeseed oil, and milk powder under the...

29 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Ethanol Production

For Prelims: Curb on Sugar Diversion for Ethanol, Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP), Biofuels, Feedstocks, Crude Oil Import, Food Security, Global...

28 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Rhisotope Project

Source: TH Why in News? Recently, South African scientists injected radioactive material into live rhinoceros horns to make them easier to detect...

28 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Future of Fiscal Federalism in India

This editorial is based on “State Debt and the Constitution” which was published in Economic and Political Weekly on 22/06/2024. The...

27 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

UN Global Principles for Information Integrity

For Prelims: United Nations Secretary-General, Online Misinformation, Disinformation, Hate Speech, United Nations Global Principles for Information...

27 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Reimagining Andaman and Nicobar Islands

This editorial is based on “Making Andaman and Nicobar a maritime bastion is long overdue. Environmental concerns must be addressed”...

26 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Power Markets in India

For Prelims: Indian Energy Exchange Procurement, Electricity Act 2003, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission For Mains: Regulation of Discoms...

26 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Faecal Sludge and Septage Management

For Prelims: Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM)), Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants (FSTPs), Geographic Information System (GIS), Open...

26 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Hooch Tragedy

For Prelims: Hooch, Methanol, Ethanol, Alcohols, Fermentation Process, Enzymes. For Mains: Effect of Spurious Liquor on the Human body, Pros and...

26 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Managed Care Organisations

For Prelims: Ayushman Bharat Mission, National Health Policy 2017, Managed Care Organization (MCO), International Labour Organization (ILO) For...

25 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

53rd GST Council Meeting

For Prelims: Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, GST Appellate Tribunals, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Enforcement Directorate,...

25 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Post Office Act 2023

For Prelims: Post Office Act, 1898, Public Order, Emergency, Public Safety, Land Revenue, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Privacy For...

25 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Heatwaves as a Notified Disaster

For Prelims: Heatwaves, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Global Warming, Urban heat island effect, National Disaster Management Authority,...

25 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

High Court Struck Down Bihar 65% Quota Rule

For Prelims: Bihar Reservation Law and Breaching 50% Limit, Supreme Court (SC), Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Castes & Other Backward Classes,...

24 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

National Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme

Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for...

24 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Striped Caecilian

Source: TH Recently, a limbless amphibian called the Striped Caecilian (Ichthyophis spp) has been discovered for the first time in the Kaziranga...

24 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Railway Accidents and Kavach System

For Prelims: Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK), KAVACH, Committees For Mains: Railway Safety: Challenges, Measures Taken and Way...

22 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions