INDEX

CULTURE / HISTORY

1. Encyclopedia-like “Gandhipedia” 1
2. Museums for Tribal Freedom Fighters 1
3. Jaipur: A World Heritage Site 1-2
4. Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) 2-3

POLITY & GOVERNANCE

1. A case of confused thinking 4-11
2. A welcome debate on electoral reforms 11-15
3. India can repeal Article 370 at will: Centre 15-18
4. Uniform Civil Code issue awaits 22nd Law Commission 18-20
5. No plan to scrap sedition law, says government 20-21
6. Congress seeks Lok Sabha post 21-24
7. Most see free legal aid as last-ditch option: report 24-25
8. President’s rule extended in Jammu & Kashmir 26-27
9. Plea to frame guidelines on identifying ‘minorities’ 27-29
10. Karnataka Political Crisis 29-32

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. Looming Challenges to India’s Standing – On India’s Foreign Policy 33-34
2. Game of chicken that can end in disaster 35-36
3. Caution needed: on Supreme Court decision on Rohingya’s status 37-38
4. Smart diplomacy in five moves 38-40
5. Why South Asia must cooperate 40-42
6. A war of masks between Iran and the U.S. 43-44
7. Turkey’s tilt towards Russia 44-46
8. At the UNSC, a three point agenda 46-48

ECONOMY

1. Going electric: on plans to switch to electric vehicles 49-50
2. Privatisation of Indian Railways 50-52
3. Jobless growth becomes more systemic 52-53
4. A demographic window of opportunity 54-56
5. Expanding India’s share in global space economy 56-60
6. Why is India opting for overseas bonds? 60-61

SOCIETY

1. NAPRT1- A new gene directly linked to Schizophrenia 62-62
2. Disability and RTE: UNESCO Report 62-65
3. Suicides in India 65-66

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1. Water Desalination 67-68
2. Project Manav – A human atlas 68-69
3. Proton Therapy 69-70
4. National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) 70-71
5. HCNG for public transport in Delhi 71-72
6. Ascent Abort Test-2 72-72
7. NASA’s PUNCH mission 73-73
8. Pilot Scheme for distribution of Fortified Rice through PDS 73-75
9. New Space India Limited (NSIL) 75-76

ENVIRONMENT

1. Immunocontraceptives for Wildlife Population Management 77-77
2. Gangetic Dolphins Found in Mahananda River 77-79
3. Tamil Yeoman 79-79
4. Miracle Plant ‘Arogyapacha’ 79-80
5. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) 80-81
6. Coral Rehabilitation Programme 81-83
7. “Sanchay Jal, Behtar Kal” Campaign 83-84

HEALTH & EDUCATION

1. Food and Nutrition Security Analysis, India, 2019 85-86
2. Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy (STRIDE) 86-87
3. Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan 87-88
4. NITI Aayog “Healthy States, Progressive India” Report and Health Index 2019 88-88
5. Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP) 88-91
6. National Mission on Natural Language Translation 91

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

1. Resilient Kerala Program 92-94
2. Flood Hazard Zonation Atlas for Odisha 94-95

GEOGRAPHY

1. Cosmic Rays Impacting Earth’s Climate 96-96
2. Total Solar Eclipse 2019 96-99
3. El-Nino Threatens Monsoon 99-100

AGRICULTURE

1. Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) 101-102
2. Urban forests through Miyawaki Method 102-103
3. ANTI LOCUST FIGHT 103-104
4. Fall Army Worm 105-105

CLIMATIC CHANGE

1. MOSAiC Mission 106