Archives GS 1 In one of India’s oldest port cities A walk through Lothal takes you back 4,500 years to the Harappan Civilisation GS 3 Swine flu resurfaces in Capital; two deaths reported Doctors advise maintaining hydration, hand hygiene, cough hygiene (coughing and sneezing into the disposable tissue), suitable disposal of this infected waste material.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 20th, 2019
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Must Read News Articles – January 19th, 2019
Archives GS 2 Rural housing achieves only 66% target With two and a half months to go for the end of this financial year, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen) scheme to provide housing for the rural poor has achieved only 66% of its target to complete one crore houses. Nudged into action The court… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 19th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – January 18th, 2019
Archives GS 2 The seats around the Afghan round table India must shed its diplomatic diffidence as a stakeholder, even with the Taliban’s presence The view from the outside Within the country, many lawyers, activists, academics and human rights organisations have pointed to the deteriorating climate in relation to human rights. Collegium controversy An unusual… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 18th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – January 17th, 2019
Archives GS 2 10% reservation in all admissions for 2019-20 This quota will be over and above the existing quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes, which will also be implemented in private institutions, Mr. Javadekar said on Tuesday. ‘Slump in numeracy skills of rural Class VIII students’ While there has been… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 17th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – January 16th, 2019
Archives GS 2 From July, quota in higher education across all private institutions: Govt Institutions run by the Centre will have to increase their student strength by almost 25 per cent in order to accommodate the EWS reservation without affecting the current number of SC, ST, OBC and general category seats. ASER: Uptick in primary… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 16th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – January 15th, 2019
Archives GS 1 Preventing student suicides The rising number of cases must provoke a discussion on how outcomes of education are perceived in India GS 2 36 years after law, girls still forced into devadasi custom More than thirty-six years after the Karnataka Devadasis (Prohibition of Dedication) Act of 1982 was passed, the State government… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 15th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – January 14th, 2019
Archives GS 2 A way out of the morass The U.S.’s plan to pull out of Afghanistan is an appropriate time to re-examine the idea of enabling its neutrality Basic income works and works well India has the technological capacity, the financial resources, and the need for a simple, transparent basic income scheme Change in… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 14th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – January 13th, 2019
Archives GS 2 ‘Mental health apps have gaps in information’ Only a third encourage users to seek professional help, says NIMHANS study Why is there a renewed quota debate? The constitutional amendment passed by Parliament last week seeks to expand the concept of reservation, a form of affirmative action, to favour the “economically weaker sections.”… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 13th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – January 12th, 2019
Archives GS 2 Hurrying through a legislation The passage of the quota Bill highlights grave gaps in India’s parliamentary procedures GS 3 Centre signs pact with 5 States on Renuka dam The Renuka dam project has been conceived as a storage project on the Giri river (a tributary of the Yamuna) in Sirmaur district of… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 12th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – January 11th, 2019
Archives GS 2 ‘Adultery, homosexuality not acceptable in Army Adultery and homosexuality have been decriminalised in the country by the Supreme Court, but the Army is “conservative” and they will not be allowed to “perpetuate into the Army,” Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday. Kerala records a rising graph of crimes against children… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 11th, 2019
