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 coalition and geopolitics: The advancement of the Houthi movement was seen as an [read more]
The Hindu Editorial Analysis : Writing out a clean Bill on health
National Medical Commission Bill 2019 Key Features : Examinations: License: Fee Structure: Representation in the NMC: Autonomy of the Commission How will it affect AYUSH? [read more]
Panel For Tax on CSR Spend
In News The High Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) constituted by the Finance Ministry has recommended a tax on CSR spend. In-Detail Other [read more]
IIT Madras Fabricates Iron-Ion Batteries
In News Researchers from IIT Madras have successfully fabricated a rechargeable iron-ion batteries for the first time. In-Detail The Research Properties of Fe2+ The Cathode [read more]
The Shift in Monsoon Rains to North-Western India – Reasons Identified
In News A team of researchers from IIT Bombay has identified the reasons for why there is shift in monsoon rainfall to north-west India and [read more]
The Hindu Editorial Analysis : State of the Union
Context: The Jammu and Kashmir reorganization Act 2019: Prime minister’s address to the nation: A Critique: Conclusion: