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The comprehensive healthcare alternative – (Health) Rescuing Maternal and Child Health-only systems, which have become under-resourced and have built a very high-cost but low-performance culture, will be a challenging task. The decision to build a MCH-only health system has left consumers with low confidence in government-run health systems Bridging the tRead More…
The roots of Europe’s refugee crisis – (International Relation) It was in pursuance of narrow political objectives that Western powers entered West Asian territories and destabilised them. They cannot now absolve themselves of all responsibility. If refugees return to their homeland, they will be vulnerable to attacks by warring groups and may even join tRead More…
Government developing framework for repowering wind farms: Piyush Goyal – (Environment) With a view to ensure better capacity utilisation of wind energy projects, the Union Power Ministry is developing a framework for repowering wind farms from 200-300 watt units to 2-5 MW that are available in the market, Minister for Power, Coal, and New and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal said aRead More…
12 convicted in 7/11 blasts case – (Security) After an eight-year-long trial, a Special MCOCA Court here on Friday convicted 12 persons of hatching a criminal conspiracy and executing a series of blasts on Mumbai’s local trains on July 11 2006. The explosions claimed 189 lives and injured over 800 people. Nepal to neutralise trafficking network – (SocRead More…
Bachchan, Ratan Tata join fight for a TB-free country – (Health) TB is one of the deadliest diseases in India. As per the figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO) global TB report 2014, around 2.40 lakh Indians die every year and 61,000 suffer from multidrug-resistant TB. Indian diplomacy faces a tough test – (International Relation)
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Govt. no longer certain about April 2016 deadline – (Economics) Perhaps for the first time, the government has taken a less-than-definite stance on whether the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will meet its April 2016 deadline, citing the actions of the Congress Party in Parliament as a major hindrance. The government has so far in all its communications been certain aboutRead More…
J&K report indicts ‘agents of violence – (Governance) A new report on “institutionalised impunity and violence” in J&K has named 972 alleged perpetrators of violence during counter-insurgency operations over the past 25 years. The report, “Structures of Violence: The Indian State in J&K”, is based on information gathered through RTI and witness Read More…
Nitish K , Rank –8 , CSE –2014 My Preparation Strategy I did my schooling at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Chitradurga during which I made up my mind to become an IAS officer. Later I did engineering from a college in Bangalore. I started my preparation from mid 2010, i.e. during my final year in engineering. Like everyone, I decided to take Public administration as my optional and startedRead More…
Preparation Strategy for UPSC CIvil Services Exam Muhammed Abdaal Akhtar, Rank – 35, CSE-2014 ( These tips may or may not work for everybody. I make no claim that the UPSC won’t hate you if you follow these. But if they prove to be even remotely useful to a single aspirant, I would be very glad. ) Simplify In 2013, I thought GS Paper II was going to be a piece of Read More…
A new Left rises in the West – (Social Issues) A wave of social democratic movements is surging across the developed world, and its vision for equality, education and the environment is challenging established politics. While economic growth has varied, the U.K., U.S., China and India have experienced exceptionally large rises in inequality since the 1980s.  Read More…
