Category: INITIATIVES

Archives GS 1 IISc, IIT-D chosen for special grants Six higher education institutions, including the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, the Indian Institutes of Technology at Mumbai and Delhi, and the proposed Jio Institute of the Reliance Foundation, have been named Institutions of Eminence (IoE) by the Centre. The good and the bad in… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 10, 2018

Archives GS 2 9 parties oppose proposal for simultaneous elections Political parties were divided on the issue of holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections during consultations with the Law Commission of India. The democratic mandate in Delhi Last week’s Supreme Court judgment in the Government of the NCT of Delhi has unanimously affirms the… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 9, 2018

Archives GS 2 Privatise all political parties NITI Aayog chief, all he said was that India should hand over its schools, colleges and jails to the private sector — something long overdue. Why we need a Constitution Constitutions are needed not only to limit wielders of existing power but to empower those traditionally deprived of… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 8, 2018

Archives GS 2 Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption An anti-corruption court in Islamabad on July 6 sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison. His daughter Maryam Nawaz was sentenced to seven years in jail and and son-in-law captain (retired) Safdar awarded one-year jail term Stand-off over… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 7, 2018