The world has a gender problem. It hurts growth-GS 01 (Livemint)

When it comes to identifying the causes of the two major economic problems currently facing the developed world—rising inequality and a slowdown in economic growth—sex is rarely mentioned.  An Overview…

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Economic management key to handling refugee crisis, says World Bank-Livemint

Refugees are often seen as harbingers of socioeconomic instability in host countries. A World Bank report, ‘Forcibly Displaced: Toward a New Development Approach Supporting Refugees, the Internally Displaced, and their…

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Commissioning of Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS ‘sarathi’ -Prelims-2017

Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Sarathi’, third ship in the series of six Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) was commissioned by the Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh today at Goa, in the presence…

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India biggest recipient of remittances in 2015-Livemint

India was the biggest recipient of remittances globally in 2015, with the southern state of Kerala accounting for thehighest share, a study showed. India received $69 billion in remittances, followed by China at…

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India Declares itself Free from Avian Influenza (H5N1)-Prelims-2017

The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare has declared India free from Avian Influenza (H5N1).India had notified outbreak of Avian Influenza…

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