Economic Burden & Suicide-Related In India
20 September 2024 | blogwebContext: India faces a severe suicide crisis, incurring an annual economic loss of approximately ₹13.4 lakh crore ($16 billion), as...
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Social Issues
Science and Technology
Light Pollution and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
20 September 2024 | blogwebContext: Over the past 25 years, global artificial lighting has surged by 49%, causing the night sky’s brightness to increase...
History
Bahadur Shah Zafar
20 September 2024 | blogwebContext: Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar was captured by the Britishers on 20th September 1857. About: Bahadur Shah Zafar...
History
Chengannur Riots
20 September 2024 | blogwebContext: The Chengannur Riots refer to a series of communal riots that occurred in Chengannur, a town in Kerala, India,...
History
Tiruvalluvar
20 September 2024 | blogwebContext: The Madras High Court has declined to designate the Anusham star day in the Tamil month of Vaikasi as...
Geography
Places in News: Lebanon
20 September 2024 | blogwebContext: Pager explosion in Lebanon. About: It lies along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Syria...
Internal Security
NCB and Narco- Terrorism
20 September 2024 | blogwebContext: Anurag Garg, an IPS officer of the 1993 batch, has been appointed as the new director general of the...
Schemes
Government Partially Restores Wheat Allocation Under PMGKAY
20 September 2024 | blogwebContext: The Centre will partially restore wheat distribution for beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) after...
International Relations
Lebanon Pager Explosion
20 September 2024 | blogwebContext: Recently, Lebanon was rocked by a series of devastating explosions involving handheld pagers. The incident is considered one of...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
CAQM has revised the GRAP to address air pollution in the NCR.
20 September 2024 | blogwebContext: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has revised the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) to address air pollution...
Science and Technology
Union Cabinet Approves Expansion of Chandrayaan-4 and New Space Missions
20 September 2024 | blogwebContext: The Union Cabinet approved the expansion of the Chandrayaan-4 Mission to include preparatory measures for a future manned moon...
Economy
NFRA issues revise Standards to Address Deficient Audit Quality
20 September 2024 | blogwebContext: The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) has proposed revised Standards on Auditing (SA 600) to align with International Standards...
Editorials
Governance and Oversight of SEBI: A Critique for Reform
20 September 2024 | blogwebThis essay talks about K P Krishnan’s article “A Checks and Balances Challenge” from Business Standard, published in Business Standard...
Editorials
Balancing Climate Action, Economic Growth, and Poverty Reduction: A Global Dilemma
20 September 2024 | blogwebThe essay, based on Prof. Dani Rodrik’s article titled “The Global Economy Confronts Yet Another ‘Impossible Trinity’” and published in...
Economy
India as Largest Contributor to Global Oil Demand
19 September 2024 | blogwebContext: Earlier this month, two of the top three global energy forecasters projected that India would become the largest contributor...
Economy
Promoting Domestic Ship – Building Industry
19 September 2024 | blogwebContext: Japan and South Korea have shown interest in investing in India’s nascent shipbuilding industry, according to Union Minister Sarbananda...
International Relations
Permanent Seat for India at UN
19 September 2024 | blogwebContext: The United States reaffirmed its support for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council for India, Japan, and...
International Relations
Indus Water Treaty
19 September 2024 | blogwebContext: The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is a pivotal water-sharing agreement between India and Pakistan, signed on September 19, 1960,...
Internal Security
Batla House Encounter
19 September 2024 | blogwebContext: The Batla House encounter was an armed operation conducted by the Delhi Police Special Cell on September 19, 2008...
Uncategorized
Asian Champions Trophy
19 September 2024 | blogwebContext: India secured their fifth Hero Asian Champions Trophy title with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over hosts China, capping off...
Environment, Ecology and Biodiversity
The Effectiveness of Protected Areas in Combating Deforestation
19 September 2024 | blogwebContext: Protected areas (PAs) are crucial for fighting climate change and conserving biodiversity. However, a recent study published in the...
