Literacy and delivery of services, not religion, influences fertility

Context The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 5 report that was awaited for nearly six months is finally out. And it provides… Continue reading

The importance of emigrants

Context Though the phenomenon of Indian-origin executives becoming CEOs of top U.S. companies highlights the contribution of Indian talent to… Continue reading

Union Finance Ministry revises MPLADS Rules

At a time when MPs have been asking for an increase in the MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund,… Continue reading

In news: Tropical Cyclone Asani

Severe cyclonic storm ‘Asani’, packing winds above 105 kmph and setting off heavy rain, is likely to make landfall on… Continue reading

Extreme Poverty down in India

Context A recent World Bank Report has shown that extreme poverty in India more than halved between 2011 and 2019… Continue reading

Rakhigarhi skeletons’ DNA samples sent for analysis

DNA samples collected from two human skeletons unearthed at a necropolis of a Harappan-era city site in Rakhigarhi, Haryana have… Continue reading

[Sansad TV] Perspective: Semiconductor Industry & India

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Semiconductors are essential to almost all… Continue reading

Highlights of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 5 Part: II

The Total Fertility Rate (TFR), the average number of children per woman, has further declined from 2.2 to 2.0 at… Continue reading

What is Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR)?

The Punjab government recently announced Rs 1,500 incentive per acre for farmers opting for Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR), which… Continue reading

ISRO’s goal for Venus Mission

India’s Venus mission has been conceived. The project report for ‘Shukrayaan-I’ – the name given to ISRO’s Venus mission About… Continue reading

[Burning Issue] National Language Debate

UPSC 2023 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context With over twenty regional languages, each… Continue reading

Let’s make GST a good and simple tax

Context The GST has been a remarkable achievement and a unique experiment in cooperative federalism. In this, both the Union… Continue reading

How India’s new VPN rules change the Status Quo?

Recently, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) issued new directives that require Virtual Private Network (VPN) providers to store… Continue reading

President has no role to play in Perarivalan’s plea: SC

The Supreme Court has disagreed with the Central government’s suggestion that the court should wait till the President took a… Continue reading

GST Compensation dues

The West Bengal CM has said that slashing State levies on petrol and diesel will be possible only if the… Continue reading

Civil Registration System Report, 2020

The Civil Registration System (CRS) report 2020 was released at least a month before its schedule. What is Civil Registration… Continue reading

India-Germany relations

Context Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Berlin for the sixth Indo-German Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC) is significant for its timing… Continue reading

India slips to 150 in Press Freedom Index

India has reached 150th position in the World Press Freedom Index, dropping further from its last year’s 142nd rank out… Continue reading

France pulls out of P-75I Project

Ahead of PM Modi’s scheduled visit, France has denounced its participation in the P-75 India (P-75I) project under which six… Continue reading

Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) passes validation trials

The indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully completed the… Continue reading

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