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    UAE deports 4 from Kerala for ‘IS links  –   (International Relation) A Hindu is among the four youths deported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on suspicion of being sympathisers of the Islamic State (IS), a senior…

Balaji D.K. , Rank 36, CSE – 2014   STRATEGY FOR PRELIMS  I decided to focus only on Prelims, since I had only 5 months left for it and I had practically ‘zero’ preparation for Prelims. Study of Humanities during 11th and…

    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…

      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…

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…