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India to Import at Concessional Duty

Source: ET Why in News? Recently, India has allowed limited imports of corn, crude sunflower oil, refined rapeseed oil, and milk powder under the...

29 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Ethanol Production

For Prelims: Curb on Sugar Diversion for Ethanol, Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP), Biofuels, Feedstocks, Crude Oil Import, Food Security, Global...

28 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Rhisotope Project

Source: TH Why in News? Recently, South African scientists injected radioactive material into live rhinoceros horns to make them easier to detect...

28 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Future of Fiscal Federalism in India

This editorial is based on “State Debt and the Constitution” which was published in Economic and Political Weekly on 22/06/2024. The...

27 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

UN Global Principles for Information Integrity

For Prelims: United Nations Secretary-General, Online Misinformation, Disinformation, Hate Speech, United Nations Global Principles for Information...

27 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Reimagining Andaman and Nicobar Islands

This editorial is based on “Making Andaman and Nicobar a maritime bastion is long overdue. Environmental concerns must be addressed”...

26 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Power Markets in India

For Prelims: Indian Energy Exchange Procurement, Electricity Act 2003, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission For Mains: Regulation of Discoms...

26 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Faecal Sludge and Septage Management

For Prelims: Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM)), Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants (FSTPs), Geographic Information System (GIS), Open...

26 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Hooch Tragedy

For Prelims: Hooch, Methanol, Ethanol, Alcohols, Fermentation Process, Enzymes. For Mains: Effect of Spurious Liquor on the Human body, Pros and...

26 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Managed Care Organisations

For Prelims: Ayushman Bharat Mission, National Health Policy 2017, Managed Care Organization (MCO), International Labour Organization (ILO) For...

25 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

53rd GST Council Meeting

For Prelims: Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, GST Appellate Tribunals, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Enforcement Directorate,...

25 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Post Office Act 2023

For Prelims: Post Office Act, 1898, Public Order, Emergency, Public Safety, Land Revenue, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Privacy For...

25 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Heatwaves as a Notified Disaster

For Prelims: Heatwaves, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Global Warming, Urban heat island effect, National Disaster Management Authority,...

25 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

High Court Struck Down Bihar 65% Quota Rule

For Prelims: Bihar Reservation Law and Breaching 50% Limit, Supreme Court (SC), Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Castes & Other Backward Classes,...

24 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

National Forensic Infrastructure Enhancement Scheme

Source: PIB Why in News? Recently, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for...

24 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Striped Caecilian

Source: TH Recently, a limbless amphibian called the Striped Caecilian (Ichthyophis spp) has been discovered for the first time in the Kaziranga...

24 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Railway Accidents and Kavach System

For Prelims: Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK), KAVACH, Committees For Mains: Railway Safety: Challenges, Measures Taken and Way...

22 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

Criminal Justice System

For Prelims: Article 246, State List, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Sessions Judge, Prison System, Vocational Training, High Courts, Supreme...

22 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

India's Electric Vehicle Journey

This editorial is based on “Should not EVs and Hybrids be treated equally for government subsidies?” which was published in The Hindu on...

21 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions

SIPRI Report on Nuclear Arsenal

Prelims: SIPRI report, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), Treaty on the...

21 Jun 2024 Government Policies & Interventions