Context According to RBI’s recent data The pile of bad loans, or stressed assets, is close to Rs10 lakh crore($154… Continue reading [Burning Issue] NPA Crisis: Major Surgery Needed

Recent developments Maldives immigration authority has not been issuing work visas to Indians since March this year. This is retaliation… Continue reading [Burning Issue] India-Maldives Relations

  How Telangana supports farmers with Rs 4,000 for every acre they own   Why in News An income support… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Income support model (Telengana)

Hybrid Electric Vehicles Conventional cars use an internal combustion engine for power. Battery electric vehicles only use an electric motor… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Hybrid Electric Vehicles & Fame Scheme

Cabinet approves the Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2018 Why in news The Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill,… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2018

  Context In last 1 year at least 20 individuals have been lynched or beaten to death in incidents across… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Fake News Menace in India

Why in news The Union Cabinet has approved The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill 2018. Key features of the… Continue reading [Burning Issue] DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018

Change in Plastic Waste Management Rules The Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change amended the Plastic Waste Management Rules (2016) According… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Amendment in Plastic Waste Management Rules

Introduction India continues to be driven by the use of cash; less than 5% of all payments happen electronically, however,… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Cashless Economy

India faces worst water crisis: NITI Aayog Latest News The NITI Aayog released the results of a study warning that… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Water Crisis

What is Biotechnology? Biotechnology refers to the industrial use of micro-organism, living plant and animal cells to produce substances useful… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Applications of Biotechnology in India

Double Burden of Malnutrition The increasing income differences have widened the gap between the rich and poor and thus has… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Double Burden of Malnutrition in India

About AARDO AARDO was formed in 1962 as an autonomous inter-governmental organization and has 33 members from Asia and Africa.… Continue reading [Burning Issue] African Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO)

Introduction For most of human history, homosexuality has been considered a sin across religions and was punished severely. While earlier… Continue reading [Burning Issue] IPC Section 377

Why in news? The office of Governor came under scanner recently in Karnataka when instead of inviting the post-poll alliance… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Should the Office of Governor be scrapped?

Why in News According to ASSOCHAM-NEC joint study on “World Environment Day”, India is among the top five e-waste generating countries… Continue reading [Burning Issue] E-waste problem in India

Why in News? The NITI Aayog has published an ambitious discussion paper on kick-starting the artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem in… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Artificial Intelligence

Why in news? The govt. proposed to launch Operation Greens scheme in the Budget 2018. About Operation Greens scheme It… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Operation Greens

Meaning and history of the term SCS SCS is a classification given by Centre to assist in the development of… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Special Category States (SCS)