Democracy Index 2019

The latest edition of the Democracy Index spells gloom for India. The world’s biggest democracy slipped 10 places in… Continue reading

Global Risks Report 2020

The top five risks to humanity are recently published in the Global Risks Report of the World Economic Forum (WEF).… Continue reading

Vyom Mitra: ISRO’s half-humanoid

ISRO unveiled its first ‘woman’ astronaut during the event ‘Human Spaceflight and Exploration’. Vyom Mitra The AI-based robotic system… Continue reading

Blue Corner Notice

Interpol has issued a Blue Corner notice to help locate an infamous fugitive self-styled godman weeks after the Gujarat Police… Continue reading

[pib] SERVICE Initiative

The Steel Authority of India Ltd has launched an initiative called SERVICE to promote Voluntary Philanthropist Activities (VPA) by its… Continue reading

InvITs and REITs

Markets regulator SEBI has put in place a framework for the rights issue of units by listed REIT and… Continue reading

Corona Virus

Chinese scientists have confirmed can spread between human beings. Corona Virus Corona viruses are large family of viruses, which… Continue reading

[op-ed of the day] Delhi-Davos disconnect-India must find ways to take advantage of new opportunities

Context Given its increased heft in the global economic order, India ought to be at the leading edge of the… Continue reading

[op-ed snap] Redesigning India’s ailing data system

Context As official statistics is a public good, giving information about the state of the economy and success of governance,… Continue reading

Thawing of Permafrost

A recent study makes a disturbing connection between the loss of Arctic sea ice and thawing (melting) of permafrost… Continue reading

UAE declared ‘Reciprocating Territory’ by India

Recently, the Ministry of Law and Justice issued an Extraordinary Gazette Notification, declaring the UAE to be a “reciprocating territory”… Continue reading

Steppe Eagle

A lone endangered steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) has been sighted by a group of birdwatchers in a paddy field… Continue reading

Pulse Polio Programme

The beginning of this year’s Pulse Polio Programme was inaugurated from the Rashtrapati Bhavan itself. To prevent the virus from… Continue reading

Drone Census

India’s first drone census has seen only 2,500 Ownership Acknowledgment Numbers (OANs) being issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation… Continue reading

Irrawaddy Dolphins

146 Irrawaddy dolphins were recently sighted in Chilika Lake of Odisha. The lake has highest single lagoon population of the… Continue reading

[op-ed of the day] Business possibilities in a world of digital payments

Context UPI has brought digital payments to the common man and it has immense scope for growth. Zero MDR rate… Continue reading

[pib] APNA UREA – SonaUgle

APNA UREA – SonaUgle The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers launched the “APNA UREA – SonaUgle” brand of… Continue reading

Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund (TCEPF)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has informed that telecom service providers will need to deposit all unclaimed money… Continue reading

Agreement to end the Bru-Reang Refugee Crisis

The Ministry of Home Affairs has presided over the signing of an agreement between Union Government, Governments of Tripura and… Continue reading

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