Habitable-zone Planet Finder (HPF)

At 100 light-years from Earth, a low-mass star was sending signals in a pattern that suggested that an exoplanet… Continue reading

Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019

India has jumped five ranks in the Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019. About WEFFI The… Continue reading

Tilhan Mission

The government will launch Tilhan Mission to make the country self-reliant in oilseed production. Why such mission? India is the… Continue reading

[Burning Issue] Genome India Project

The Union Govt. has given clearance to an ambitious gene-mapping project, estimated to be worth Rs 238 crore. The project… Continue reading

International Mother Language Day

Friday, February 21 was International Mother Language Day. International Mother Language Day It has been observed since 1999 to… Continue reading

Gearing up to fight the next big viral outbreak

Context India is ill-prepared to deal with the new strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that is causing worldwide panic. Policymakers must… Continue reading

[pib] International protection for Great Indian Bustard, Bengal Florican and Asian Elephant

India’s proposal to include Great Indian Bustard, Asian Elephant and Bengal Florican in Appendix I of UN Convention on migratory… Continue reading

Buddah Nullah

The Punjab govt. has approved ₹650 crore in the first phase for rejuvenation of the highly polluting Buddah Nullah —… Continue reading

Trading with America

Context Trump has made India’s trade headache more acute. But he has also opened up opportunities. Political polarisation in both… Continue reading

Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill, 2020

The Union Cabinet has approved the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill, 2020 to monitor medical procedures used to assist… Continue reading

A just verdict

Context SC ruling in favour of women officers in the Army is pathbreaking, extends arc of equality. What is said… Continue reading

Powering the health-care engine with innovation

Context India needs to tap the potential of the health-care start-ups in India and make the necessary provision to deal… Continue reading

USTR takes India off Developing Country List

Context The United States’s annual exercise of designating developing, and least developed countries has assumed importance for India this year:… Continue reading

Explained: One Health Concept

The concept of ‘One Health’ is gaining importance as most of the contagious diseases affecting humans are zoonotic (animal… Continue reading

Northern European Enclosure Dam (NEED)

An extraordinary measure to protect 25 million people and important economic regions of 15 Northern European countries from rising… Continue reading

Aditya L1 Mission

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched on August 12, 2018 has completed its fourth close approach — called perihelion very… Continue reading

In news: 1946 Royal Indian Navy Mutiny

Seventy-four years ago on February 18, 1946, some 1,100 Indian sailors or “ratings” of the HMIS Talwar and the… Continue reading

Specie in news: ‘World’s largest’ subterranean fish

Systematic exploration of the Meghalayan caves has been underway for almost 30 years and hundreds of kilometres of cave… Continue reading

May the Force be strengthened

Context The functioning of the CRPF needs to be revisited. Historical background and present status of CRPF Crown Representative Police:… Continue reading

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