Process to set up 16th Finance Commission set to kick off soon

The Centre will soon kick off the process to set up the Sixteenth Finance Commission, with the Finance Ministry likely… Continue reading

Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) and the disputes

Context India’s January 25 notice to Islamabad seeking modification of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty is the fallout of a… Continue reading

Census: A prerequisite for economic development

Context India aspires to be a $10 trillion economy by 2035. To achieve this, conducting population Census, due in 2021… Continue reading

National IPR Policy: Discussing the rights of all the stakeholders

Context In May 2016, the then Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (now known as the Department for Promotion of… Continue reading

How do ruminants contribute to Methane Pollution?

Bill Gates has invested in a climate technology start-up that aims to curtail the methane emissions of cow burps. What… Continue reading

Domestic Goat as a Drug Factory

India’s domestic goats have attracted the attention of biotechnology companies wishing to produce therapeutic proteins in bulk. Domestication of Goats… Continue reading

Mughal Gardens will now be called as Amrit Udyan

The Rashtrapati Bhavan gardens — popularly known as the Mughal Gardens was renamed as Amrit Udyan. The Amrit Udyan Edwin… Continue reading

Munroe Thuruthu: Kerala’s Sinking Island

A study conducted by the National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS) has revealed anthropogenic interventions as the main reason… Continue reading

India sends notice to Pakistan to amend 1960 Indus Water Treaty

India announced that it wants to modify the 62-year-old Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan. Why India issued notice to… Continue reading

Why was January 26 chosen to be India’s Republic Day?

Since 1950, January 26, Republic Day has marked the day India’s Constitution came into effect. However, the Constitution was prepared… Continue reading

What is Immune Imprinting?

A slew of recent studies has shown that a phenomenon in our bodies, called immune imprinting, might be making new… Continue reading

Who was Goswami Tulsidas (1511–1623)?

Tulsidas has come into controversy due to some of its verses (Chaupai) mentioned in the Ramcharitmanas. Who was Tulsidas? Tulsidas,… Continue reading

Nari Shakti at the parade

Context Watching women lead many of the contingents in the 74th Republic Day parade in New Delhi was encouraging. Their… Continue reading

Indian constitutional morality

Context This Republic Day, as India marks the completion of 74 years of its constitutional functioning, the moral and ethical… Continue reading

China plus one (C+1) strategy and advantage for India

Context In January 2023, India surpassed China to become the world’s most populous country with a population count of approximately… Continue reading

What is a Living Will?

A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice K M Joseph agreed to significantly ease the procedure for… Continue reading

Earth’s inner core rotating slower than surface: Study

Earth’s inner core, a hot iron ball the size of Pluto, has stopped spinning faster than the planet’s surface and… Continue reading

Aditya-L1: India’s first mission to Sun to be launched soon

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the Aditya-L1 mission by June or July this year. What… Continue reading

New T+1 Settlement Cycle comes into effect

After China, India will become the second country in the world to start the ‘trade-plus-one’ (T+1) settlement cycle in top-listed… Continue reading

Ideal Train Profile: Railways’ AI-based project to shorten ticket waitlists

The Indian Railways has concluded the trial of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) program it built to fix a perennial issue… Continue reading

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