Transparencies of Donations to the Political Parties:- It has been over a year since the Election Commission raised serious concerns
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Child Care Institutions 16 AUG
Child Care Institutions: The Supreme Court in its order of May 2017 had mandated sweeping institutional and procedural reform in
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Manipulating Natural Systems: There are many anthropogenic factors that increase a river’s potential to damage its surrounding areas. The monsoon
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According to a survey, Orang tiger reserve in Assam, which has the smallest core, is host to 28 big cats,
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Report: According to a new report by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), about 31% of the world’s
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News in Focus: The United States has eased export controls for high-technology product sales to India by elevating its status
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Decriminalizing Begging:- The Delhi High Court decriminalised begging, striking down as “unconstitutional” the provisions which made it an offence. The
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Debate over Corruption:- Almost everyone agrees corruption is bad. Transparency International’s most recent global index ranked India 81st, down a
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Manipulating Natural Systems:- There are many anthropogenic factors that increase a river’s potential to damage its surrounding areas. The monsoon
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe:- NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is the first spacecraft to touch the sun, hurtling through the sizzling
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There is a new Trend Observed in UPSC Sociology Optional Mains papers.. Questions Related with Personalities, Particularly Social reformers. i
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A.R. Desai is a doctrinaire Marxist. He rejects any interpretation of tradition with reference to religion, rituals and festivities. It
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M.N. Srinivas considers village as the microcosm of Indian society and civilization. It is the village, which retains the traditional
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Govind Sadashiv Ghurye (1893-1983) is considered to be one of the pioneers of sociology in India. He joined Bombay University’s
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Dhirendra Nath Majumdar (1903-1960) began his career as an anthropologist at Calcutta University, where he received his Master’s Degree in
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