New norms: On regulations for foreign investors
SEBI’s liberalized norms for FPIs will make Indian markets attractive to foreign investors Background: In the union budget, the finance minister levied a higher tax [read more]
Year: 2019
The Hindu Editorial Analysis : Something Special
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bhutan visit. PM Modi urged for a greater degree of cooperation between the two nations in the areas of Health, Space [read more]
Unclear doctrine: On ‘No First Use’ nuclear policy
Context: On Saturday, India’s defence minister Rajnath singh tweeted that India’s no first use policy of nuclear weapons is subject to ‘circumstances’. What is the [read more]
Pretomanid – A Promising Drug Against TB
In News The anti-TB drug Pretomanid got the approval of the US’s Food & Drug Administration (FDA). It is only the third anti-TB drug that [read more]
Going Beyond Toilets SBA To Take Up Waste Management
In News In its next phase, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) is looking to go beyond constructing toilets and includes solid and liquid waste management [read more]
The Hindu Editorial Analysis : Making CSR work
With an amendment to The Companies Act 2013, CSR has been made a jailable offence. What is Corporate Social Responsibility? Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – [read more]
Trade rhetoric: On U.S.’s WTO pullout threat
Context: U.S President Donald Trump threats repeatedly to dismember U.S. from WTO In the pretext of U.S-China trade war, President Donald Trump urges WTO to [read more]
A New Scheme For Research Funding
In News To promote research in cutting edge areas of science, the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) is launching a new scheme called Supra [read more]
War Within War
Context: The growing tensions in Yemen Conflict. A timeline of events: The roots of the Yemen crisis dates back to the Arab Springs of 2011. [read more]
The Hindu Editorial Analysis : Writing out a clean Bill on health
National Medical Commission Bill 2019 Key Features : The bill supersedes the Indian Medical Council Act 1956. It replaces the Medical Council of India (MCI) [read more]