Archives GS-1 India placed on ‘Tier 2’ in human trafficking report The U.S. State Department has released its 2019 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, highlighting the need for action against domestic trafficking. India continued to be placed in Tier 2 on the 1-3 country trafficking scale. A stable planet The key message from the UN’s… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 22th, 2019
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Must Read News Articles – June 21th, 2019
Archives GS-1 Japan’s ‘washi’ paper torn by modern life Despite its UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage tag, the washi paper’s market value is dwindling GS-2 President bats for simultaneous polls President Ram Nath Kovind has asked the Members of Parliament to seriously ponder over the proposal of simultaneous polls, terming it “development-oriented”. Bureaucrats to spend two… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 21th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – June 20th, 2019
Archives GS-1 UP site expected to get national importance tag Sadikpur Sinauli in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district could be declared a site of national importance soon. GS-2 State department reiterates Trump’s ‘fair and reciprocal trade’ message for India The State Department has reacted to India’s announcement of retaliatory tariffs on certain U.S. imports, reiterating U.S.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 20th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – June 19th, 2019
Archives GS-1 India to be most populous by 2027: UN According to UN Report, India is set to overtake China as the most populous country by 2027 and will have almost 1.64 billion inhabitants by 2050 GS-2 Uptick for India on sanitation in UN report According to UN Report, India has made great gains in… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 19th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – June 18th, 2019
Archives GS-1 A blinkered understanding of migration The article discusses about draft Emigration Bill, 2019. Unleashing the potential of urban India The Global Metro Monitor 2018 reports that 36% of employment growth and 67% of GDP growth were contributed by the 300 largest global metros, with those in emerging economies outperforming those in advanced economies.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 18th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – June 17th, 2019
Archives GS-2 Bhutan PM says China must maintain status quo on Doklam Bhutan’s Prime Minister has said that China should maintain status quo on Doklam. It’s too early to call off SAARC and say it isn’t relevant or viable: Bhutan PM Bhutan’s Prime Minister has said that it’s too early to call off SAARC and… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 17th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – June 15th, 2019
Archives GS-2 India to impose retaliatory tariffs on 29 American goods India has decided to impose retaliatory tariffs on 29 goods imported from the USA fr5om June 16th. Shaky building blocks Professor Shailaja Menon argues that the draft National education policy reinforces outdated ideas about the goals of a foundational literacy programme. PM hits out… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 15th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – June 14th, 2019
Archives GS-2 U.S. open to talks on GSP with India, says Pompeo U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has hinted that it was possible to reinstate the Generalised System of Preferences, a scheme for preferential access to certain goods markets in the U.S., for India PM to chair NITI Aayog meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 14th, 2019
Must Read News Articles- June 13th, 2019
GS-2 Triple talaq Bill to be sent to Parliament again The Union Cabinet has approved the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, paving the way for the legislation to be introduced in the upcoming session of Parliament Indian Medical Council Amendment Bill cleared The Cabinet has approved the Indian Medical Council (Amendment… Continue reading Must Read News Articles- June 13th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – June 12th, 2019
GS-2 Quad one way to fix regional issues: Australian envoy Australia’s High Commissioner in India has said that there is need for flexibility, agility and speed in solving regional problems and the Quad is “one of many such small groupings” in solving them Virendra Kumar is pro- tem speaker BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh Virendra… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 12th, 2019
