What schools need to do during pandemic

News: School life during and after the Covid-19 pandemic is not going to be the same. The coming of a new sub-variant, Omicron, triggered concerns worldwide on what measures should adopt to protect children. What is the exposure rate of adults and children? According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study, both adult and child… Continue reading What schools need to do during pandemic

Explained: What is NASA’s new communications system LCRD; its importance

What is the News? NASA has launched its new Laser Communications Relay Demonstration(LCRD). What is Laser Communications Relay Demonstration(LCRD)? LCRD is NASA’s first-ever laser communications system. Purpose: It has been launched to help demonstrate the benefits of space-to-ground laser communications also called optical communications. Orbit: The LCRD payload is hosted onboard the US Department of… Continue reading Explained: What is NASA’s new communications system LCRD; its importance

Explained: AFSPA and the Northeast

Contents1 What is the News?2 What is AFSPA?3 Where is AFSPA currently invoked?4 What are the powers granted by the AFSPA Act to armed forces?5 What are the safety nets provided under the AFSPA Act? What is the News? Nagaland Cabinet has recommended that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 be repealed from… Continue reading Explained: AFSPA and the Northeast

Explained: What are the Minsk agreements on the Ukraine conflict?

What is the News? The United States has warned Russia not to invade Ukraine and urged both countries to return to a set of Minsk agreements designed to end a separatist war by Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine. What are Minsk Agreements? Minsk agreements were signed to stop the ongoing conflict between pro-Russian separatists and… Continue reading Explained: What are the Minsk agreements on the Ukraine conflict?

World Inequality report 2022: World’s most extreme inequality increase in India

What is the News? World Inequality report 2022 has been released. The report is authored by Lucas Chancel, co-director of the World Inequality Lab and coordinated by famed French economist Thomas Piketty among others. Contents1 What are the key findings of the World Inequality Report 2022 related to India?2 What is the significance of these… Continue reading World Inequality report 2022: World’s most extreme inequality increase in India

Explained: The significance of Raigad fort in Maratha history

Contents1 What is the News?2 About Raigad Fort3 Who built the Raigad Fort?4 Importance of Raigad Fort What is the News? The President of India is visiting the Raigad Fort, where he will pay tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. About Raigad Fort Raigad is a hill fort situated in the Raigad district in Maharashtra. The… Continue reading Explained: The significance of Raigad fort in Maratha history

Issi saaneq: New dinosaur species, which roamed Greenland 214 mn years ago

What is the News? Researchers had earlier unearthed two well-preserved dinosaur skulls during an excavation in East Greenland. They have now named this dinosaur species as Issi saaneq. About Issi saaneq Issi saaneq is a dinosaur that lived about 214 million years ago in what is now Greenland.  It was a medium-sized, long-necked herbivore and… Continue reading Issi saaneq: New dinosaur species, which roamed Greenland 214 mn years ago

Nagaland killings should prompt a broad rethink

News: The army operation resulted in the tragic death of 14 civilians in Nagaland. Contents1 What can be the impact of the killings? 2 What is AFSPA? Why controversies surrounding it?3 Why there is a stalemate despite the Framework Agreement (FA)?4 What is the way forward? What can be the impact of the killings?  It can stall… Continue reading Nagaland killings should prompt a broad rethink

The nine lives of India’s National Family Health Survey

News: The NFHS data evolved much from the Demographic and Health Survey and became a well-structured one. Must read: NFHS-5 and its findings – Explained, pointwise Contents1 About the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)2 About the evolution of NFHS3 About the NFHS4 What are the key reasons behind the success of NFHS?5 What are the challenges… Continue reading The nine lives of India’s National Family Health Survey

Proposal to create bad bank for farm loans raises several issues that need careful deliberation

News: Recently, at a meeting of the Indian Banks’ Association, the idea of floating an asset reconstruction company (ARC) to improve the recovery from bad loans in the agricultural sector was discussed. As per the RBI’s Financial Stability Report, bad loans for the agricultural sector stood at 9.8% at the end of March 2021. In… Continue reading Proposal to create bad bank for farm loans raises several issues that need careful deliberation

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