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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…

    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…

    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…

    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…

    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…

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…

    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…

      More women workers can boost growth: IMF chief  –   (Economics) If the number of female workers were to increase to the same level as the number of men, GDP in the United States would expand by…

    OROP rolled out, but veterans want more  –   (Defence) Fulfilling one of the major election promises of the BJP, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar announced on Saturday the implementation of the much-delayed one rank, one pension (OROP) scheme…