Friday, May 08, 2015

Adult laws will cover 16-18 year olds

Tallest peak a wee bit shorter

CSIR experts study how cars can run on air

Land boundary Bill set to become a landmark

Centre cites Justice Kannadasan case to question collegium system

Ebola deaths pass 11,000 mark

Getting federal transfers right

NGOs in the firing line

India’s first rock cavern to store crude oil ready for commissioning

Thursday, May 07, 2015

Cabinet clears amendment to Whistle Blowers Protection Act
Most welcome, says Dhaka
‘1993 verdict of SC upset equilibrium of powers’
U.S. sounds caution as India inks port deal with Iran
MPs want India to reclaim Katchatheevu
Which Bill will be the 100th amendment ?
United Kingdom braces for another fractured mandate
SpaceX tests astronaut escape feature
‘South Asia suffers more during quakes due to poor infrastructure’
The crisis of governance in our cities
Patent pressures
Supreme Court reserves order on national company tribunals
Countering side effects of antibiotics
38 million people internally displaced
TB treatment programme may be generating more MDR cases
Pollution: particulate matter in India higher than WHO limit

Wednesday, May 06, 2015

Opposition stalls GST Bill, insists on relook by panel
Vizag to pilot crime control project
Akash inducted
Rs. 2,800 crore unspent under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana: CAG
India, Palestine agree to better ties
Sri Lanka: probe into missing persons
U.N. tries to revive Syria peace talks
Targets forever
Parliamentary face-off
China’s keenness to settle border dispute questioned
Modi to visit China, Mongolia, South Korea
Herbivores in trouble
Decoded: How India drifted towards Eurasia

Tuesday, May 05, 2015

Poor air quality harming city’s children
Land acquisition, protests delay border fencing
Pranab’s visit to Moscow signals ‘strategic autonomy’
BNHS against use of wildlife for religious and cultural practices
Sri Lanka must have a new Constitution: expert
Local politics in foreign policy
e-commerce space set for consolidation
‘Secularism alone can guarantee development’
Honorific ‘Mx’ to be included in dictionary
More than one third of children in India suffer from poor lung health
Myanmar ready to finalise nationwide ceasefire agreement
Iran determined to end 'manufactured' nuclear crisis
Tunisia to soon set world record

General Essay topic 1 [not more than 5000 words ]

" Increase in the number of democratic States has not gone hand in hand with more democratic relations between States" 

Monday, May 04, 2015

Court processes contribute to pendency of cases: researchers
Parliamentary panel criticises green budget cuts
Judicial activism is our duty against legislative adventurism: SC judge
President presents national film awards
Preserving Himalayan ecology
Smoking kills — in India too
India to be CERN member soon: Official
Astronauts face dementia risk
How do planets form?
Where’s the Water?
What are exoplanets?

Try this polity

"The constitution predicts the future of federalism in a unique way" . How our nation-builders were wise in drafting the Constitution to suit our requirements. Discuss

Sunday, May 03, 2015

Panel to seek ‘Kerala model’ of paddy promotion'
National highway widening project
PM’s relief fund may extend to Nepal
Centre’s nod for associate membership in CERN
Kerry urges Colombo to cooperate with U.N.
May Day violence in Colombia
Killing fields

Saturday, May 02, 2015

Centre not to hold talks with Kashmir separatists
Govt. buys more time, NGT extends stay
Global pact will ensure transparency: Jaitley
57 historic monuments destroyed
Messenger crashes into Mercury
Enumerators fan out in Gir to count lions
Xi heading for Moscow amid tensions in Asia-Pacific
A glass half empty for Adivasis
The road looks long for third gender
Amending the law against corruption
Global warming: More cause for worry
Teens set to vote in Japan

Try this question for mains 2015

"India's stand in climate change negotiations contrasts with the stated objectives of regional development" Examine                                                                250 words