Relevant for Sociology, Essay & GS P3 : From farm subsidies to farm loan waivers, the Indian government spends crores
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Explained: Why cyclones hit the east coast in October, and how they are predicted
Relevant for G.S. P1: Last week, Cyclone Titli became the third major cyclone to hit the Odisha-Andhra coastal zone in
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Relevant for Sociology, GS & Essay:- The Indian media and entertainment industry’s moment of reckoning has been a long time
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Sociology Syllabus: Caste in India. Why do some Indian villages have better roads than others? One explanation could be diversity.
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Retrograde Move: The Punjab Cabinet has decided to amend the law to make acts of sacrilege against the holy books
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ISRO and Advanced Materials: A national effort is needed to develop and produce advanced materials to drive the future space
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Foreign Aids during Disaster: The Kerala government has asked the Centre to go by the 2016 National Disaster Management Plan
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Missing Children’s: Discrepancies in two government-commissioned surveys, both a year apart, submitted in the Supreme Court show that over two
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Voluntary Retirement of Doctors: The State can stop government doctors from taking voluntary retirement in public interest, the Supreme Court
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Curbing Open Urination: Under new norms, cities and towns wanting to be declared ODF+ (Open Defecation Free Plus) must also
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Death Penalty for Shia Woman Activist: Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists
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Quad Countries and Ocean Security: The Quad grouping is one of the many avenues for interaction among India, Australia, Japan
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Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal:- An application was filed by the Goa government in the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal in New
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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan:- The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, also known as the Clean India Mission started by the Indian government under
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RCEP:- Negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), among 16 Asian and Pacific Ocean countries, have entered a decisive
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