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Archives GS-2 ‘No First Use’ nuclear doctrine is not rigid, says Rajnath Singh The future of India’s No First Use (NFU) policy on nuclear weapons depended on “circumstances,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said from the nuclear test site in Pokhran. U.N. Security Council meeting on Kashmir: Stop terror to start talks, India tells Pakistan End… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 17th 2019

Archives GS-2 U.N. Security Council to hold closed-door meeting on August 16 The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will meet on August 16 morning to discuss Kashmir (India’s abrogation of Article 370). Independence Day speech: Modi announces Chief of Defence Staff post, Jal Jeevan Mission Two major announcements marked Mr. Modi’s speech on Independence Day.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 16th 2019

Archives GS-2 Centre sets the ball rolling for Jammu and Kashmir polls EC meets on fresh delimitation under new Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 57.3% allopathic practitioners are not qualified: Health Ministry At present, 57.3% of personnel currently practising allopathic medicine do not have a medical qualification,” states the Union Health Ministry’s data The contours… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 14th 2019

Archives GS-2 Decision on Kashmir doesn’t affect LAC, Delhi tells Beijing External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reassured China that New Delhi’s decision to exercise greater administrative control over Ladakh would have no implications for the Line of Actual Control with China. PM-JAY to include cancer treatment soon, say health officials If all goes as planned,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 13th 2019

Archives GS-2 Incisive interventions that blunt the RTI’s edge With the kernel of the Information Act under threat, the independence of the information commission is in peril Not the final word from Islamabad and Delhi There are already signs that the Kulbhushan Jadhav case between Pakistan and India might return to the ICJ Economic milestone… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 10th 2019

Archives GS-2 A leaf out of the Chinese playbook India’s actions in Kashmir increasingly show an authoritarian muscularity, reminiscent of its northern neighbour Does the Medical Commission Bill encourage quackery? Training practitioners to head health centres is worth trying, but with strong regulations Knee-jerk: On Pakistan expelling Indian envoy Pakistan must reconsider its decision to… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 9th 2019

Archives GS-1 6% of the world’s languages are spoken in India The Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea has the highest number of ‘living’ indigenous languages in the world (840), while India stands fourth with 453. GS-2 Pakistan expels Indian envoy, suspends bilateral trade Pakistan on August 7 expelled the Indian High Commissioner and… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 8th 2019

Archives GS-1 Museum on PMs likely to be ready by March 2021 The opening of the museum on Prime Ministers of India that is being set up on the premises of Jawaharlal Nehru’s erstwhile residence Teen Murti Estate could be delayed by a few months GS-2 Lok Sabha endorses Centre’s decisions on Kashmir The Centre’s… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 7th 2019

Archives GS-2 J&K loses its special status, divided into two UTs Ladakh will not have a legislature while Jammu & Kashmir will have one. President’s Order scraps its predecessor and amends Article 370 The President’s notification of the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order of 2019 of August 5 amends Article 370 of the… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 6th 2019