Category: Must Read News Articles

GS – 2 The Perils of post 370 diplomacy The internationalisation of the Kashmir issue points to troubling diversions from India’s traditional foreign policy Cramped prison : On need for de-congestion Jails in India remain crowded as few States have implemented reforms for decongestion India Germany need to fight terror Terror safe havens must be… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-November 2nd 2019

GS-1 Sex ratio improves in country; birth and death rates dip India has registered an improved sex ratio and a decline in birth and death rates with non-communicable diseases dominating over communicable in the total disease burden of the country, according to the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence’s (CBHI) National Health Profile (NHP) 2019. GS-2… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-November 1st 2019

GS-2 Ahead of summit, Indian stand on RCEP unclear Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the RCEP summit in Bangkok on November 4, and Commerce Minister Goyal could also travel there on November 2 for the last RCEP ministerial round before the summit.  Jammu and Kashmir ceases to be a State Union Territories of Jammu… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 31st 2019

GS-2 India, Saudi Arabia to sign Strategic Partnership Council pact India and Saudi Arabia are set to sign an agreement for creating a bilateral strategic partnership council during the official visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Riyadh. Members of European Parliament begin J&K visit As many as 23 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 30th 2019

GS 2 Activists cry foul as govt. notifies RTI rules The government has notified new rules under the Right to Information Act that have reduced the tenure of Information Commissioners from five years to three. Activists have decried the changes asserting that it would affect their independence. India’s big foreign policy shake-up India’s foreign policy… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 26th 2019

GS 2 A judge cannot be suspected of bias: Mishra A constitution bench has held that a judge need not recuse himself from a larger Bench scrutinizing the correctness of his own past judgment. India, Pak. sign Kartarpur pact India and Pakistan have signed an agreement to operationalize the Kartarpur corridor that will facilitate pilgrims… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 25th 2019

GS – 2 Centre to setup peritoneal dialysis services under PMNDP Move will benefit at least 2 lakh people every year Minding the Gaps in India’s data infrastructure The national discourse can ill- afford the danger of being hijacked by the poor quality of data A case against judicial recusal Justice Arun Mishra’s recusal is… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 24th 2019

GS-2 Court to look into govt plea for access to whatsapp chats The Govt has said there is need to usher in stricter regime to combat pornography, sedition, hate, fake news online Plae against EC order on Sikkim CM disqualification A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the EC’s decision to… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 23rd 2019

GS 2 ‘Giving judgment on policy framework not under RTI’ The Delhi High Court has remarked that giving judgment on the policy framework of an organization and directing change of policies are not envisaged under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Uttar Pradesh tops in crimes against women, says NCRB report The Crime in India… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 22nd 2019