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GS-III: Indian Economy Issues Related to Planning -2017 Updates

“NITI Aayog’s three year action agenda is touted to be the first step towards attaining the envisioned outcomes by 2031-32.” Examine the key points in this agenda. What...

July 14, 2017

Scientists for first time store small movie clip in DNA of living bacteria

Scientists from Harvard Medical School for first time have encoded a small movie clip in the DNA of living bacterial cells and then played it back. They had...

July 14, 2017

Social Sector Planning: Assessment of the SATH Initiative

Recently, NITI Aayog has initiated SATH (Sustainable Action for Transforming Human capital), a unique and novel initiative to catalyze the change in social sectors. This programme was launched...

July 14, 2017

Illegal Drugs of Myanmar and Afghanistan: Extent, Cartels, Operation, Issues, Impacts

In the midst of all the turmoil that has occurred in Myanmar and Afghanistan due to unstable governments, an economic implication that has brought to the front is...

July 14, 2017

India contributes additional $1 million to India-UN Development Partnership Fund

India has contributed an additional $1 million to India-UN Development Partnership Fund launched to support sustainable development projects across the developing world. Earlier, India had made an initial...

July 14, 2017

Defence and Internal Security as part of planning

The new 15-year long-term vision has also included defence and internal security within its ambit. This entails strategic analysis of those aspects of security which are dependent on...

July 14, 2017

NITI Aayog’s Three Year action agenda: An Objective Analysis

Here is a further objective analysis of the 15 years vision, seven year strategy and three year action agenda of the NITI Aayog. We have already discussed that...

July 14, 2017

India ranks 116 out of 157 nations on 2017 SDG index

India has been ranked low 116 out of 157 nations on the 2017 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index and Dashboard report released by Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)...

July 14, 2017

Saraswati: Indian scientists discover supercluster of galaxies

A team of Indian astronomers have identified previously unknown, extremely large supercluster of galaxies located in the direction of constellation Pisces. It has been named “Saraswati”. It was...

July 14, 2017

India to host 8th International Theatre Olympics in 2018

India for the first time will host 8th International Theatre Olympics, the greatest carnival of theatre in the world in 2018.  The 51-day carnival of theatre will begin...

July 14, 2017

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