Nikhil Srivas – in his own words – belong to an average middle class who loves watching comedy shows or daily soaps rather than some news channel. He went to an average English medium school, where even the teachers can’t speak English. But he is no ordinary guy. Nikhil passed B.Tech from NIT Allahabad when […]
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National Policy for Women – Will it Change the Status of Women in India?
The status of women in India had been declining from ancient to medieval times – before promotion of equal rights by various reformers. But even today, women face inequality and subjugation. It is in this regard National Policy on Women 2016 gains significance. National Policy for Women 2016 In 2016, the union government of India […]
Winners of Huawei Honor Online Survey + Diwali Sale Offer
Huawei Honor Smartphone Team had collaborated with ClearIAS for R & D and had sought the participation of interested readers in an online survey, during the first week of August. Now, they have announced the names of the winners of the Huawei Honor Online Survey. Congratulations to all the winners! Arghadip Acharya. Akshaya L. Mebin […]
Right To Recall – Can this clean up the Indian Political System?
In Indian democracy, the term of an MP or an MLA is 5 years (the term of the house). There exists no recourse for the electorate if they are unhappy with their elected representative. What if they have a right to recall legislators before the end of the term? What is Right to Recall? Recall […]
16 Non-Traditional Security Issues India Should Worry About
End of the cold war and the rise of globalization has changed the concept of national security among the nations. As a consequence ‘Non-Traditional Security Issues’ are gaining the limelight against the traditional security issues. In this article, we discuss in detail about 16 non-traditional security issues faced by India, its challenges and possible remedies. […]
Gene Editing – What is CRISPR-Cas9?
Gene editing or genome editing is a way of making specific changes to the DNA of a cell or organism. An enzyme cuts the DNA at a specific sequence, and when this is repaired by the cell a change or ‘edit’ is made to the sequence. Enzymes which cut DNA are known as engineered nucleases […]
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