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SEVEN NORTHEASTERN STATES LAG BEHIND IN TOILETS FOR SCHOOLGIRLS

Employment & Sustainable Development, Health, Indian Society, International Relations, SANITATIONBy Team IQRA IAS January 28, 2019

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-28 SEVEN NORTHEASTERN STATES LAG BEHIND IN TOILETS FOR SCHOOLGIRLS Relevant for: Developmental Issues | Topic: Health & Sanitation and related issues Nationally, about 66.4% schools provide girls with toilets. An average of 34.96% schools in the eight northeastern States had usable toilets for girls in 2018 compared to 36.66%…

THE GAP WITHIN: ON INTER-STATE DISPARITIES

Indian Economy, Indian Polity & Constitution, Indian Society, NewsBy Team IQRA IAS January 24, 2019

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-24 THE GAP WITHIN: ON INTER-STATE DISPARITIES Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Issues Related to Poverty, Inclusion, Employment & Sustainable Development India, as the world’s fastest-growing major economy, may well be catching up with the richer economies in terms of absolute size. But economic convergence within the country remains…

A RECKLESS EXPERIMENT: ON GENE-EDITED BABIES

General Awareness, Governance in India, Indian Polity & Constitution, Indian Society, International Relations, URBANIZATIONBy Team IQRA IAS January 24, 2019

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-24 A RECKLESS EXPERIMENT: ON GENE-EDITED BABIES Relevant for: Science & Technology | Topic: Biotechnology, Genetics & Health related developments The saga of the Chinese scientist who created the world’s first gene-edited babies last November has forced researchers everywhere to take a hard look at the ethics of gene-editing. Chinese…

CABINET OKAYS MOU BETWEEN INDIA, KUWAIT

Indian Society, International RelationsBy Team IQRA IAS January 24, 2019

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-24 CABINET OKAYS MOU BETWEEN INDIA, KUWAIT Relevant for: International Relations | Topic: India – Middle East The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Kuwait for cooperation on the recruitment of domestic workers. The move is likely to benefit around…

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