World Malaria Report 2018 has shown that progress against the disease has stalled amid a scaling-down of significant investments. The data reveals worrying trends in the fight against malaria as the cases of malaria in 2017 increased globally to 219 million from 217 million in 2016 and 11 countries carry 70% of the global burden. Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, M...
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Strengthening Democratic Institutions in Maldives
Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s first overseas visit to India, after becoming President of the Indian Ocean nation of Maldives with a population of 400000, from 16 to 18 December 2018, a month after assuming his new responsibility, reaffirmed Solih’s “India First” policy and seems to have brought a tumultuous phase in India-Maldives ties to a close. India, for its part,...
Sahitya Akademi announced Winners in 24 Languages
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2018, the most prestigious literary honours bestowed on writers for their works across genres and languages, were announced by Sahitya Akademi in 24 languages on 6 December 2018, to be presented to the authors at a special function in January 2019 at Kamani Auditorium, New Delhi. The winners cover extensive range of works representing diversity in contemporary Indian liter...
Leaning Tower of Pisa is Straightening & Recovering Tilt
Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, gravitationally-challenged landmark, has slowly started defying its name, losing 4 centimetres of its tilt over the past 17 years and is leaning less after years of ambitious engineering work.
Leaning Tower of Pisa or simply the Tower of Pisa is freestanding medieval bell tower, of the Cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, sit...
Teaching – A Promising Career Option
According to an old adage, “Teaching is the profession that creates all the other professions”. True indeed! Excellence and high quality in education at any level are only possible if we have the best teachers. In India, however, the teaching profession is often seen as a last choice career option or a “fallback” career by majority of people. The general perception is that teaching jobs and careers in the educat...
Who will dominate the 21st Century?
21st Century belongs to Asian Countries as its proponents claim that the two most populous countries, China and India, which are expected to grow rapidly economically, are in Asia, and then it's only natural that they will play a bigger role in the World's affairs. Assuming certain demographic and persisting economic trends lead to forecasts that predict the rising economic and ...
Right to Education Act Amendment: Scrapping No-Detention Policy
No-detention policy that prohibits schools from detaining students till they complete elementary education will be scrapped as Lok Sabha has passed on Wednesday July 18, 2018 an amendment to the Right to Education Act; the states can now choose to hold a regular examination either at the end of Classes V and VIII, or both. Students who fail this test will ge...
Magsaysay Award to Saviour for Mentally-Afflicted Destitute
Bharat Vatwani, a psychiatrist who works for mentally ill street people in Mumbai - India, recognized for “his tremendous courage and healing compassion in embracing India’s mentally-afflicted destitute, and his steadfast and magnanimous dedication to the work of restoring and affirming the human dignity of even the most ostracized in our midst”, is one of t...
How to prepare General Awareness for Bank Exams
The banking sector has always been an attractive option to aspirants from all backgrounds. Adding to its popularity in today’s professional scenario with attributes like attractive pay packages, add-on perks and job security. However, this has also brought about an unprecedented upsurge in the number of aspirants appearing in various banking exams, thereby increasing the level of competition.
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Highlights of Interim Budget 2019-20
Interim Budget 2019-20, viewed as a medium for a progressive path for the country, with major schemes for farmers and informal sector workers, and income tax sops, was presented by Piyush Goyal Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, in parliament on Friday 1 February 2019, who in the Opening Remarks of his Budget speech asserted that,
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