Topic: Paper 2: Pseudotribalism, Tribe-caste continuum, Sanskritization, De-sanskritization, Social change in India Pseudotribalism is a process in which the non tribals take up certain tribal features or pretend to be tribals in order to...
SC Collegium recommends 5 new Chief Justices of HCs Topic: Polity and Governance In News: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended names of five judges for appointment as the Chief Justices in Rajasthan, Kerala,...
Arunachal Pradesh service voters cast first vote of 2019 General Elections Topic: Governance In News: Soldiers of Indo-Tibetan-Border-Police [ITBP] cast their first votes of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. More on the Topic: Service...
Deaths from C-sections high in developing countries Topic: Health In News: Maternal deaths following caesarean sections in low and middle-income countries are 100 times higher than that in high-income countries, with up to a...
Earth’s magnetic fields Topic: Geography In News: A team of researchers from California Institute of Technology, U.S. and the University of Tokyo has shown that humans do indeed unconsciously respond to the changes in...
Pollution: 6 States told to submit action plan Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed six States to submit by April 30 action plans for bringing air quality...
SWIFT Topic: Economy In News: Reserve Bank of India(RBI) have imposed a monetary fine on 7 Banks for non-compliance with the directions on Implementing the SWIFT software. More on the topic: The SWIFT is...
Aravalli range Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: The Supreme Court on Friday cautioned the Haryana government against doing “anything” to harm the ecologically fragile Aravalli range. More on the Topic: Aravalli is a...
Plastic waste import Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: The government has plugged a loophole that allowed the import of plastic waste into India for processing. More on the Topic: Solid plastic waste has...
Centre to incentivise work-from-home jobs Topic: Economy In News: The government is working on a scheme to push work-from-home jobs in the IT sector by offering financial incentives to both employees and employers. More...
