MODEL FOR MALARIA CONTROL

Developmental Issues | Topic: Health & Sanitation and related issues, Indian Society

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-28 MODEL FOR MALARIA CONTROL Relevant for: Developmental Issues | Topic: Health & Sanitation and related issues By prioritising malaria elimination, India, and especially Odisha, is showing the world the way. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The World Health Organisation’s World Malaria Report of 2018 turned the spotlight on…

REMOVING THE ROOTS OF FARMERS’ DISTRESS

Environment, Environment & Disaster Management, Indian Economy, Indian Polity & Constitution, Indian Society, News

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-28 REMOVING THE ROOTS OF FARMERS’ DISTRESS Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Agriculture Issues and related constraints Recently, there has been active discussion on the strategies addressing farm distress. There are media reports that the ‘interim Budget’ may focus on the farm sector among other things. Agrarian distress, in…

THE GAP WITHIN: ON INTER-STATE DISPARITIES

Indian Economy, Indian Polity & Constitution, Indian Society, News

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, URBANIZATION

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…

ORAL MENTIONS IN SC WILL SOON BE HISTORY

General Awareness, Governance in India, Indian Polity & Constitution, Indian Society, International Relations, URBANIZATION

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-01-24 ORAL MENTIONS IN SC WILL SOON BE HISTORY Relevant for: Indian Polity | Topic: Judiciary in India: its Structure, Organization & Functioning, Judges of SC & High Courts, Judgments and related Issues The CJI takes a call on the spot, whether the case deserves to be heard out-of-turn. This…