Relevant for Sociology and Mains GS paper 2:- On Monday, the Lok Sabha passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016.
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GSAT-7: India’s first military satellite launched successfully
Relevant for Prelims and GS paper 3:- India’s maiden dedicated defence satellite was launched by an European rocket early today,
Continue readingUN affirms ‘historic’ global compact to support world’s refugees
Relevant for Sociology ,Prelims and GS paper 2:- The UN has affirmed a ‘historic’ non-legally binding global compact on refugees,
Continue readingJ&K law to stop ‘sextortion’ of women
Relevant for GS Paper 1 and 2:- Governor Satya Pal Malik’s administration in Jammu & Kashmir on Friday approved an
Continue readingIndia, Nepal, Bhutan plan joint task force to protect wildlife
Relevant for GS paper 2 and 3:- The governments of India, Nepal and Bhutan are actively considering having a joint
Continue readingCOP24:- ‘Katowice package’ rules to implement 2015 Paris Climate Agreement
Relevant for prelims and GS paper 3:- The UN Climate Conference (COP24) on December 14, 2018 saw the adoption of
Continue readingGender equality at work more than 200 years off: WEF
Sociology & Gs Paper-1:- Women may be shouting louder than ever for equal treatment and pay, but a report out
Continue readingDon’t believe the anti-GMO campaign
Relevant for paper 3:- A review article, “Modern technologies for sustainable food and nutrition security”, which appeared in the November
Continue readingCome June, industries must pay for using groundwater
Relevant for GS paper 3:- In a bid to promote conservation of groundwater, the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has
Continue readingActing together and quickly on climate change
Relevant for Paper 2:- In 2015, when over 190 countries came together in Paris to make a joint declaration against
Continue readingIs the new GDP series a travesty of statistics?
Relevant for GS Paper 3:- Last week, the NITI Aayog released the back series of gross domestic product (GDP) data
Continue readingRankings cannot reveal the health of systems
Relevant for GS & Essay:- India has climbed an impressive 55 rungs in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business
Continue readingCoal is the junk food of global energy
Relevant for GS Paper 3 & Essay:- Coal is an anachronism that also happens to be the single largest source
Continue readingAs institutions change, so does data credibility
Relevant for GS P2 & P3:- The official back data on India’s gross domestic product (GDP), released by the Central
Continue readingAlong the new Silk Roads
Relevant for GS Paper-2:- At the recent Paris Peace Forum commemorating the end of World War I, the heads of
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