Trilateral Exercise ‘Dosti’

The 15th edition of the biennial trilateral coast guard exercise ‘Dosti’ involving India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka is underway… Continue reading

A multi-pronged approach to end child marriage

Context Reports suggest that more child marriages have been noticed during the Covid pandemic. Covid-19 and Girls Socio-economic impacts of… Continue reading

[pib] Who was Lachit Borphukan?

The Prime Minister has paid tributes to Lachit Borphukan on Lachit Diwas. Who was Lachit Borphukan? The year was 1671… Continue reading

Risks involved in over-valued unicorns

Context The biggest-ever initial public offering (IPO) in India fell flat on its face on the first day of its… Continue reading

Bharat Gaurav Scheme to promote Tourism

To tap the huge potential of tourism, the Railways has announced the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ Scheme. Bharat Gaurav Scheme Under this… Continue reading

[pib] Mysuru Declaration on Service Delivery by Panchayats

The Participants from 16 States signed the Mysuru Declaration and resolved to roll out the Common Minimum Service delivery by… Continue reading

Facial Recognition Technology

Context According to police officials, more than six lakh CCTV cameras have already been deployed in the city, with the… Continue reading

Co-op Societies are not banks, RBI cautions

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned members of the public not to deal with cooperative societies undertaking banking… Continue reading

Andhra Pradesh government repealed laws on 3 capitals

The Andhra Pradesh Assembly unanimously passed a Bill to repeal two laws that were cleared last year to set up… Continue reading

Matosinhos Manifesto for accelerated use of space in Europe

The European Space Agency (ESA) has approved a Matosinhos Manifesto to accelerate the use of space in Europe. Matosinhos Manifesto… Continue reading

Global State of Democracy Report, 2021

The number of countries moving towards authoritarianism in 2020 was higher than that of countries going in the other direction,… Continue reading

Who was Rani Gaidinliu?

Union Home Minister has laid the foundation for ‘Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum’ in Imphal, Manipur. Rani Gaidinliu Gaidinliu… Continue reading

Why are Judicial Transfers riddled by controversies?

The transfer of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee from the Madras High Court to the Meghalaya High Court has given rise… Continue reading

Process for Repealing a Law

PM after repealing the farm laws has said that the process of repealing the laws — which are currently stayed… Continue reading

HomoSEP: Robot for cleaning Septic Tanks

IIT Madras has developed a robot that can, if deployed extensively, put an end to this practice of sending people… Continue reading

Health Care Equity in Urban India

The report on ‘Health Care Equity in Urban India’ exploring health vulnerabilities and inequalities in cities in India was recently… Continue reading

Places in news: Majuli River Island

Soil erosion, coupled with changing climatic conditions, has been writing a cruel destiny for the inhabitants of Majuli in Assam,… Continue reading

Why India’s pro-rich, anti-poor taxation policies must change

Context To develop their renewable energy capacities poor countries may well have to help themselves to make the transition that… Continue reading

25 years of Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA)

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has celebrated the 25th year of the inauguration of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas)… Continue reading

HC presses Centre on Uniform Civil Code

Stating that the Uniform Civil Code “is a necessity and mandatorily required today,” the Allahabad High Court has called upon… Continue reading

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