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Centre sees red in Assam’s safe passage offer to Paresh Baruah – (Security) There is a proposal for a blackbuck conservation reserve at Ummathur and Bagli villages in Chamarajanagar district to sustain their numbers in the wild. The concept was mooted by the Chief Conservator of Forests of Chamarajanagar Circle under section 36-A of the Wildlife (ProtectioRead More…
Orthodoxy defeats immunisation – (Health) With the diphtheria debate now throwing up questions, Jama’at-e-Islami leader Shaikh Mohammed Karakunnu said that to immunise the children or not was a question of “personal choice and freedom’’ of the people, and claimed that his organisation has not issued an official call to boycott all immunisation efforts. “We have not issuedRead More…
Sri Lankan war crimes horrific: U.N. report – (International Relation) A long-awaited United Nations report has urged Sri Lanka to establish a special court to try the “horrific” abuses committed by the authorities and the rebels in the last phase of the country’s civil war. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights InvestigatioRead More…
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 government official has said. So far, their direct link to the militant group has not been established. Investigators said their role was limited to Read More…
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 12th std came handy to me since I had fair understanding of basics and need not have to go through all NCERTs. (But I strongly recommend every aspirant to rRead More…
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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