Linking Aadhaar-GST registration The move to link Aadhaar with GST registration is a tentative step in the right direction Linking Aadhaar-GST registration- Ever since the Centre and the States passed the landmark legislation in 2016 adopting a single countrywide Goods …
CONTROLLED HUMAN INFECTION MODEL (CHIM) The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is close to finalising three projects worth ₹135 crore, involving Indian and European scientists, to develop new influenza vaccines using a Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM). Under a new model, …
Futile fines: On traffic violation penalties Better enforcement and infrastructure are key to mitigating anger over higher road fines On traffic violation penalties – The steep penalties for violation of road rules that came into force on September 1 under …
Major industrial accidents point to the need for a stronger worker safety law worker safety law – India’s record in promoting occupational and industrial safety remains weak even with years of robust economic growth. Making work environments safer is a …
Health Minister announces plans of Genomic grid for India-specific cancer research The National Genomic Grid for India-specific cancer research will collect samples from cancer patients to study genomic factors influencing cancer and identifying the right treatment modalities for the Indian …
Controlling the hepatitis B virus calls for universal vaccination of newborns On September 3, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand became the first four countries in the World Health Organization’s southeast Asia region to have successfully controlled hepatitis B. The virus …
Cardiovascular Disease Targeting risk factors is key to reducing deaths due to cardiovascular diseases The reinvention of the wheel can be painful. Taking lessons from those who have already run the wheel several revolutions and tweaking those lessons for domestic …
Democracy and its discontents India – must strengthen institutions that lie between the public sphere and formal government institutions Democracy and its discontents – Civilisation progresses with the evolution of institutions designed by humans to govern their affairs. Institutions of …
WHO DECLARES EBOLA OUTBREAK How is the disease transmitted? Since Ebola is a viral disease, transmission occurs upon contact with the bodily fluids of an infected animal or human being, either directly through a needle or from exposure through broken …
‘No First Use’ nuclear policy: Unclear doctrine ‘No First Use’ nuclear policy: Unclear doctrine is integral to India’s nuclear doctrine and leaves no space for ambiguity Unclear doctrine: On ‘No First Use’ nuclear policy Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been …
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