Front Page: India proved sceptics wrong, says President Ratio of women judges has risen considerably: U.U. Lalit Political row over Partition remembrance Editorial: The moral failings of the developmental state India must protect its hard-won freedoms Such a long reckoning Changing contexts of caste India […]
CAG Report on Coastal Ecosystem Context: • Recently, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India tabled a report in Parliament on whether steps taken by the Union Environment Ministry to conserve India’s coastal ecosystems have been successful. Centre’s Initiatives: 1. Coastal Regulation Zone Notification […]
Shortage of HIV Drugs Context: • In June, PLHIV (People Living with HIV) networks across the country started witnessing an acute shortage of certain Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) centres. Among them were pediatric formulations and dolutegravir, the backbone of HIV treatment. […]
Speeches that changed History We all have heard the saying that ‘pen is mightier than the sword’, though it may seem rather absurd to think that just words can change history, it has been proven to be true multiple times throughout history. Words when spoken […]
ISRO The History of ISRO The story of Indian space research starts with the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) which was set up in 1962 under Department of Atomic Energy. INCOSPAR set up Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) in Thiruvananthapuram for upper […]