STORMY WEATHER AWAITS INDIA IN 2019

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-31 STORMY WEATHER AWAITS INDIA IN 2019 Relevant for: International Relations | Topic: India’s Foreign Policy evolution and changes Nations are today working at cross-purposes across the globe. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto As India prepares for the general election this year, all signs point to 2019 being…

NEXT STEP TO CLEAN FUEL

Source : www.indianexpress.com Date : 2019-01-29 NEXT STEP TO CLEAN FUEL Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Infrastructure: Energy incl. Renewable & Non-renewable Purnamita Dasgupta is with the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. Katharina Michaelowa is at University of Zurich. Recently, there has been a considerable reduction in the prices of non-subsidised LPG cylinders. Unless…

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES TOP KILLERS IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA: WHO

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-29 NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES TOP KILLERS IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA: WHO Relevant for: Developmental Issues | Topic: Health & Sanitation and related issues Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) — mainly cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and cancer — continue to be the top killers in the South-East Asia Region, claiming 8.5 million lives…