Daily Editorials
Prelims 1. Significant progress in SDGs on clean energy, health: NITI index – pg.1(Poverty) 2. 30% PMGKAY recipients yet to get grains for May – pg.10 (Poverty) 3. By opposing NEP, T.N. might miss chance to enhance educational standards – pg.5 (Social Sector Initiatives) 4. Services exports rose by 6.4% in May – pg.14 (Economic […]
Prelims 1. Caste categories for NREGS pay – pg.8 (Poverty – social sector initiatives) 2. Exports surge 67% narrowing trade gap – pg.12 (Economic Development) 3. Burnt-out container ship sinking off Sri Lanka – pg.11 (General issues on Environmental Ecology) Mains GS Paper 2 : 1. Adverse changes, federalism imperilled – pg.6 (Poverty – social […]
Prelims 1. BRICS will help India in fighting COVID-19, says China Minister – pg.8 (Current events of International Importance) 2. IMD increases monsoon rain outlook to 101% – pg.8 (Indian Geography) 3. DM Act is of 2005 vintage, was first enforced during pandemic – pg.8 (Indian Polity and Governance) 4. China reports human case of […]
1. WhatsApp approaches Delhi HC to challenge new IT rules – pg.1 (GS 3 – Role of Media & Social Networking sites in Internal Security challenges) 2. Imperious missteps – pg.6 (GS 2 – Govt. policies & Interventions for development in various sectors & issues arising out of their design & implementation) 3. Tackling rural […]
The move to bring the OTT platforms under the I&B ministry could also mean that these platforms would have to apply for approval of the content they wish to stream. This in itself is likely to give rise to many conflicts as most OTT platforms have content that could otherwise be censored in India. The government […]
The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines use the same technology, based on messenger RNA, or mRNA. On Monday, Moderna announced results of human trials on the vaccine it has developed with US National Institutes of Health. The trials found the vaccine 94.5 per cent effective, and the announcement comes days after Pfizer had released trial results […]
It is earnestly hoped that the concerned courts will heed the advice of the Supreme Court and pass appropriate orders in deserving cases — and not go by the label of the charges. As you sow, so shall you reap is an old adage which holds true for Arnab Goswami, editor-in-chief of Republic TV. Goswami, […]
Advocate Faisal Sherwani explains the law under which Milind Soman was recently booked. Last week, model-actor Milind Soman was booked for “obscenity”, after the 55-year-old fitness enthusiast tweeted a picture of himself running nude on a beach in Goa. The photograph was accompanied by the caption, “Happy Birthday to me…55 and running”.An FIR was filed against him […]
A look at the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020, its provisions that may not go down well with the private sector and whether it can be legally challenged. On the lines of Andhra Pradesh government, Haryana too has announced it wants 75 per cent of private sector jobs in the state, till […]