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19.December.2015

    Genome of the Asian elephant sequenced for the first time in India  –   (Environment) Why is there an increase in tuskless males among Asian elephants? Why do only males have tusks in Asia, while in Africa, both…

20.December.2015

    SC steps in before U.P. Lokayukta takes over  –   (Indian Polity) In a dramatic twist 24 hours before Justice (retired) Virendra Singh is scheduled to swear in for an eight-year term as the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta, the…

21.December.2015

  MHA sends back anti-conversion Bills  –   (Indian Polity) Even as the BJP-led NDA government has favoured an anti-conversion law — it has put the onus on the Opposition — the Ministry of Home Affairs has sent the pending…

17.December.2015

    Luxury diesel vehicles banned in Delhi, NCR  –   (Environment) In a strong step to release the stranglehold of air pollution on the Capital city, the Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed a ban on the registration of diesel-run…

05.December.2015

      China consolidates in Africa following $60 billion pledge  –    (Economics) China is set to expand investments in Africa that would help absorb its excess manufacturing capacity as part of an effort to re-engage with the continent…

06.December.2015

    Israel is systematically killing Palestinians: Abbas  –   (International Relation) Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas has said the recent eruption of violence in Jerusalem and West Bank is a “reaction to the violence and atrocities committed by Israeli security…

07.December.2015

      Supreme Court will ensure rule of law, says CJI Thakur  –    (Indian Polity) Noting that there is a political angle to the whole religious intolerance debate, Chief Justice of India Tirath Singh Thakur sent a strong…

08.December.2015

    How Bollywood turns black money into white  –   (Security) Behind the glitzy silver screen lies a dark secret. A recent report of the Income Tax Department wipes the gloss off Mumbai’s film industry, exposing its bad tax…

09.December.2015

    Odd-even vehicles to run date-wise  –   (Governance) Frenetic activity related to implementation of the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme, which the Aam Aadmi Party government has proposed to check the rising levels of pollution, was witnessed in the…

10.December.2015

    Paris climate draft goes into the final round  –  (International Relation) A ‘Draft Paris Outcome’ providing the final base text for the 195 countries of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to craft the Paris agreement was…