What is Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)?
Various news reports in recent weeks have pointed out that for some COVID-19 patients who needed intensive care, the journey… Continue reading What is Post-intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)?
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[pib] Amendment to the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006
To address unprecedented situation arising from the global outbreak of COVID-19 and to ramp up availability or production of various… Continue reading [pib] Amendment to the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006
Government must fix an upper limit for fiscal deficit
D. Subbarao in this article discusses how the government is facing the hard choice of choosing between saving lives and… Continue reading Government must fix an upper limit for fiscal deficit
How a dollar swap line with US Fed can help in uncertain times?
India is working with the US to secure a dollar swap line that would help in better management of its… Continue reading How a dollar swap line with US Fed can help in uncertain times?
[pib] Operation Lifeline UDAN
To ensure a steady supply of essentials, even in the most remote locations, the Union Civil Aviation Ministry launched ‘Lifeline… Continue reading [pib] Operation Lifeline UDAN
A plan for the aftermath
Context Everyone is agreed that the whole world is hurtling towards an unprecedented economic recession. India, already facing a massive… Continue reading A plan for the aftermath
Know all about the National Board for Wildlife
The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) hasn’t met since 2014. Policy decisions and clearances have, meanwhile, come from a standing… Continue reading Know all about the National Board for Wildlife
Financing the pandemic rescue package
Context The priority for India is to ensure that it overcomes the COVID-19 pandemic and kick-starts GDP growth. Financing strategy… Continue reading Financing the pandemic rescue package
Is e-NAM portal capable of supporting farmers?
Context The union government has launched new features in electronic agriculture market platform (e-NAM), to decongest wholesale markets amid coronavirus… Continue reading Is e-NAM portal capable of supporting farmers?
Third mass bleaching of Great Barrier Reef
A survey has found record sea temperatures had caused the third mass bleaching of the 2,300-kilometre Great Barrier Reef system… Continue reading Third mass bleaching of Great Barrier Reef
[pib] Biofortified Carrot ‘Madhuban Gajar’
Madhuban Gajar It is a biofortified carrot variety with high β-carotene and iron content developed by Shri Vallabhhai Vasrambhai… Continue reading [pib] Biofortified Carrot ‘Madhuban Gajar’
A niggardliness that is economically unwarranted
Context The Centre can afford to step up its COVID-19 assistance to a higher scale; fiscal deficit is no worry.… Continue reading A niggardliness that is economically unwarranted
Restarting the economy after lockdown
(This newscard is the excerpt from an article published in the TOI, authored by former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan.… Continue reading Restarting the economy after lockdown
Comparing current crisis with Great Depression, 1929
With the novel coronavirus pandemic severely affecting the global economy, some experts have begun comparing the current crisis with… Continue reading Comparing current crisis with Great Depression, 1929
Tropical Butterfly Conservatory
The Tropical Butterfly Conservatory Tiruchirappalli (TBCT) has been developed in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli to create awareness among the public about… Continue reading Tropical Butterfly Conservatory
Pull out all the stops
Context Though there is coherence in India’s response to the Covid-19, still there is more that needs to be done.… Continue reading Pull out all the stops
Ways and Means Advances (WMA)
The RBI has raised the Ways and Means Advances, or WMA, limit by 30% for all States and UTs… Continue reading Ways and Means Advances (WMA)
PM-CARES Fund
Context In the midst of all of this, our Prime Minister announced the creation of the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance… Continue reading PM-CARES Fund
The sudden return of quantity planning in the wake of covid-19
Context We could take a leaf out of a booklet by Keynes in our effort to tackle some of the… Continue reading The sudden return of quantity planning in the wake of covid-19
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 extended for one year
The Union Commerce and Industry Ministry has announced changes in India’s Foreign Trade Policy (FTP). The Govt. has decided to… Continue reading Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 extended for one year
