India ranks 115 in World Bank human capital index Topic: Indian Economy IN NEWS: Overall, India was ranked 115 among 157 countries. That’s much below its Asian peers, including China ranked 46, Indonesia (87),...
IMF projects India’s growth at 7.3% in 2018 & at 7.4% in 2019 Topic: Indian Economy IN NEWS: India’s growth is expected to increase to 7.3 percent in 2018 and to 7.4 percent in 2019 (slightly...
Deadly heatwaves could hit India: Climate change report Topic: Environment and Ecology IN NEWS: India could face an annual threat of deadly heatwaves, like like the one in 2015 that killed at least 2,500...
Aadhaar gets thumbs up from Supreme Court Why in news? The Supreme Court, in a majority opinion, upheld Aadhaar as a reasonable restriction on individual privacy that fulfils the government’s legitimate aim to provide...
Criminalisation of politics Why in news? The Supreme Court directed political parties to publish online the pending criminal cases of their candidates and urged Parliament to bring a “strong law” to cleanse political parties...
Drinking water programme not effective in Odisha, observes CAG Why in news? The implementation of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) has not been effective in Odisha as it has reached only 3.70%...
National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) study on AIDS Why in news? According to figures released by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) it said it would not be an easy battle to end the disease...
What India, Cyprus vow to curb money laundering Why in news? India and Cyprus signed two agreements on combating money laundering and cooperation in the field of environment as President Ram Nath Kovind met...
NCRB to track complaints on sexual violence Why in news? A high-level meeting was recently convened to discuss recommendations on ways to curb “sexual violence” videos involving women and children. What was decided in...
Triple talaq bill Why in news? The Union Cabinet approved three crucial amendments to the triple talaq Bill, including a provision for bail to an accused before the start of trial. Salient features of...
