Category: Mains Important Articles
Retail inflation cools further Topic: Indian Economy In News: According to government data retail inflation declined marginally to 2.05% in January over the previous month on continued decline in food prices, including vegetables and...
Assessment Methodology – SDG India Index Topic: Important Reports In News: The ‘SDG India Index: Baseline Report 2018’ was recently released by the NITI Aayog.But the methodology used leads to the assessment falling short...
Nirbhaya fund Topic: Social Justice In News: A parliamentary panel, headed by Congress leader P. Chidambaram, has taken strong exception to the utilisation of the Nirbhaya Fund for the construction of buildings, saying such...
Paramanu Tech 2019 Topic: Science and Technology In News: ‘Parmanu Tech 2019’ conference was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). The conference discussed issues related to Nuclear...
Indian Logistics Sector: On the Path of Transformation Introduction: The presence of a robust logistics-related infrastructure and an effective logistics management system facilitates seamless movement of goods from the point of origin to that...
RBI unlikely to transfer contingency fund to govt. Topic: Economy In News: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to give in to the government’s demand of transferring funds that was set aside...
100% use of VVPAT for Lok Sabha polls: EC Topic: Polity and Governance In News: The Election Commission informed the Madras High Court that it had made it clear way back in 2017 that...
Aravalli Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: In a stinging attack on the Rajasthan government, the Supreme Court said the State authorities are hand in glove with illegal miners who operate in the fast-depleting Aravalli...
‘Inkjet’ solar panels Topic: Science and Technology In News: Polish physicist developed a novel inkjet processing method for perovskites — a new generation of cheaper solar cells — that makes it possible to produce...
INF Treaty Topic: International Relations In News: The U.S is suspending its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty effective February 2 and will withdraw from the treaty in six months. More on...