News for 24 March, 2020

Important News for Today:

Coronavirus: States shut doors to break chain
[Important for: Polity, politics, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Centre amends law to enable excise duty increase on fuel
[Important for: Polity, politics, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Parliament passes amendments to Finance Act
[Important for: Polity, politics, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Counter spread of superstition with scientific reports, PM tells media
[Important for: Polity, politics, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]

News for 23 March, 2020

Important News for Today:

Isolation is India’s best weapon: ICMR
[Important for: Polity, Health & Medicine]
Finland is the happiest country, again
[Important for: IP, IR, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Can China’s model work for the West?
[Important for: IP, IR, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]

News for 22 March, 2020

Important News for Today:

India, France conduct joint patrols from Reunion Island
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
As coronavirus looms, a hospital begins sterilizing masks for reuse
[Important for: Health & Medicine]
A step closer to developing a potent drug against novel coronavirus
[Important for: Health & Medicine]
‘The vaccine was rapidly synthesised as novel coronavirus sequence was available’
[Important for: Health & Medicine]
Long-tailed macaques show rich tool-use behaviour
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Musical scales are a prehistoric gift to u
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

News for 21 March, 2020

Important News for Today:

SEBI steps in to tackle volatility
[Important for: Economy, Business, Essay]
COVID-19: SBI opens emergency credit line
[Important for: Economy, Business, Essay]
RBI sets contingency plan in motion
[Important for: Economy, Business, Essay]
This portable AI device can use coughing sounds to monitor COVID-19 trends
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Under NSM, India to get 14 new supercomputers in 2020
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

News for 20 March, 2020

Important News for Today:

DoPT issues new directives for prevention
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
NASA’s Orion spacecraft ‘aces’ final test for the Artemis lunar program
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Mercury has icy glaciers and the intense heat from Sun is responsible for it
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Climate Change is causing Greenland, Antarctica to melt 6 times faster than in the 1990s
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Earth’s mantle, not core, might have generated planet’s magnetic field
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Solar, Lunar eclipses 2020: When and where to watch eclipses this year
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
How IBM’s supercomputer Summit is helping in the fight against coronavirus
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
A cruel paradox: Beating coronavirus means causing US recession
[Important for: IP, IR]

News for 19 March, 2020

Important News for Today:

As virus digs in its heels, stocks plunge to lowest in three years
[Important for: Economy, Business]
BoM spots opportunity in COVID-19 crisis
[Important for: Health & Medicine]
Trump calls for national unity against COVID-19
[Important for: IP, IR]
Not enough numbers for WHO trials: ICMR
[Important for: Health & Medicine]
Panels on homoeopathy, Indian system
[Important for: Health & Medicine]

News for 18 March, 2020

Important News for Today:

COVID-19 will impact GDP growth by 90 bps: SBI report
[Important for: Economy, Business]
IMA investors: Govt. to consider amending Act
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
Mercury’s icy glaciers: Here’s why the intense heat from the Sun is responsible for them
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Greenland, Antarctica melting 6 times faster than in the 1990s, thanks to Climate Change
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Jharkhand Cabinet sets up committee to review domicile policy
[Important for: Polity, Essay]

News for 17 March, 2020

Important News for Today:

RBI’s focus on liquidity is correct
[Important for: Economy, Business]
RBI tells banks to assess impact of COVID-19
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Most airlines may fly into bankruptcy on COVID-19: CAPA
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Lok Sabha passes Appropriation Bill
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
NASA’s Orion spacecraft ‘aces’ final test for the Artemis lunar program
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

News for 16 March, 2020

Important News for Today:

NASA’s Orion spacecraft ‘aces’ final test for the Artemis lunar program
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Indian scientist-led team develops camera that doesn’t need focusing
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
‘J&K will have a domicile policy’
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Saudi law granted women new freedoms. Their families don’t always agree.
[Important for: Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Coronavirus: Lessons to learn from Ebola
[Important for: Health & Medicine, Essay]

News for 15 March, 2020

Important News for Today:

TIFR study reveals role of glucose in regulating liver functions, ageing
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Superhydrophobic coating to save metallic surfaces
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Trial shows success in treating drug-resistant TB
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
The time is right for OneHealth science
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Heat stress may impact over 1.2 billion people annually by 2100: study
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
‘It’s wrong to presume that mergers will solve banks’ woes’
[Important for: Polity, Economy & Business, Essay]
COVID-19 outbreak poses new challenges to India’s U.S. policy
[Important for: Polity, Economy & Business, Essay]
Civil rights groups seek clarity on NPR
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]