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Public Health: Sharp rise of Asthma cases in India

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways which is triggered by allergens that cause inflammation and constricts sensitive (hyper allergic) airways making it difficult for a...

May 3, 2017

Fake News: Meaning, Issues and Implications

Fake news refers to the fictitious articles / media that are deliberately circulated in the internet with the aim of deceiving the readers. The news creator earns a...

May 3, 2017

Overview of Various Digital / E-Governance Initiatives

This article presents an overview of various initiatives of the current government towards digital / e-governance under Digital India umbrella. E-Kranti / National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) 2.0 The...

May 3, 2017

$770 billion Worth of Black Money entered into India during 2005-2014: GFI

US-based think tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI) in its report titled ‘Illicit Financial Flows to and from Developing Countries: 2005-2014’, has estimated that $770 billion worth of black...

May 3, 2017

Current ICC T-20 Rankings

In the recently updated ICC T20 International team rankings, India has been placed at the 4th position behind second placed England and third placed Pakistan. India has earned...

May 3, 2017

Indian Army Test-Fires Advanced Version of Brahmos Cruise Missile

Indian Army has successfully test-fired advanced Block-III version of Brahmos cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. During the test, the Brahmos cruise missile had successfully hit the...

May 3, 2017

Odisha's Sualgiri, Swalgiri Communities Notified as Scheduled Castes

Sualgiri and Swalgiri communities of Odisha have been notified as Scheduled Castes after President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2017. Last...

May 3, 2017

India’s Current Sovereign Ratings

Fitch, in its latest rating review, has affirmed India’s sovereign rating at BBB-, which is the lowest investment grade rating. Despite pressure from the government and corporate for...

May 3, 2017

Madhya Pradesh becomes First State to Shift Financial Year to Jan-Dec Format

Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in the country to shift its financial year from the present April-March cycle to January-December. The state’s budget session for the...

May 3, 2017

UPSC Prelims Mini Mock Test: 92

123451. In the parliament terminology, what is the meaning of Closure?end of session of parliamentend of proceedings of a dayend of debate on a motionstarting of a session2....

May 3, 2017

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