BIS’ draft standard for drinking water supply

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has prepared a draft standard for the supply system of piped drinking water. Try… Continue reading

National Council for Transgender Persons

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has constituted the National Council for Transgender Persons. Try this question for mains:… Continue reading

Differential impact of COVID and the lockdown

Though pandemic has been called as the great leveller, closer look at the impact of Covid on the marginalised section… Continue reading

Increasing age of marriage will be exercise of carceral power by state

The article examines the issue of the age of marriage of girls and its relation with their education level and… Continue reading

Increasing the age of marriage for girls and related issues

The article analyses the issues with objectives of increasing the age of marriage for girls. Poverty of mother: Important factor… Continue reading

Three areas to work on to put India on the path to growth

The article suggests the three areas on which country should work on to make it resilient in the future. These… Continue reading

National Strategy for Financial Education

The National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE): 2020-2025 documents has been released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Try… Continue reading

[pib] Highlights of the Swachh Survekshan 2020

Indore was declared the cleanest city in India for the fourth consecutive time in the Swachh Survekshan, 2020 — India’s… Continue reading

Namath Basai Programme

Namath Basai, the State government’s unique programme of teaching tribal children in their mother tongue, has become a runaway hit… Continue reading

Issues with the graded autonomy

The article analyses the issues the graded with the graded autonomy to the Higher Education Institutes. Background NEP 2020 provided… Continue reading

Setting up of National Recruitment Agency

The Union Cabinet has approved the creation of a National Recruitment Agency (NRA) for conducting a Common Eligibility Test (CET)… Continue reading

Job Losses during Lockdown

The data by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) briefs us about the job losses due to lockdown restrictions… Continue reading

[pib] Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2020

The Vice-President has released the Atal ranking ‘ARIIA 2020’. Note the indicators on which the ARIIA ranking is based. Also… Continue reading

PCPNDT Act and rule changes during pandemic

The article deals with the issues of suspension of some requirements under PCPNDT Act. It also discusses the role judiciary… Continue reading

Resurrecting the right to know

This article analyses the importance of peoples’ right to know and instrumental role judiciary played in harmonising it with the… Continue reading

Re-imagining and reinventing the Indian economy

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the global economy and India is no different. Besides the stimulus package totalling ₹20 lakh… Continue reading

Bioethanol Blending in Petrol

The government has set targets of 10 per cent bioethanol blending of petrol by 2022 and to raise it to… Continue reading

Tornado’s dynamics and its India connection

Babu ChunderSikur Chatterjee’s paper was the earliest record of a tornado’s dynamics in the history of meteorology, according to a… Continue reading

In news: Lingaraj Temple

The Odisha government has announced to give a facelift to the 11th century Lingaraj Temple, akin to its pre-350-year structural… Continue reading

Death Valley records the highest temperature on Earth

California’s Death Valley registered a temperature of 54.4 degrees Celsius or 129.9 degrees Fahrenheit on August 16, 2020, which, once verified,… Continue reading

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