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Rain fury causes massive damage in Kerala’s Idukki (This news item cited in part here appeared in The Hindu dated October 19.) Water level in Mullaperiyar dam rises overnight, prompting Tamil Nadu. to open all 13 shutters; flash floods and landslips were reported at many …
Read the following paragraphs of an op-ed piece published in The Hindu dated October 5. We thankfully acknowledge the contribution of Sri Krishnadas Rajgopal and The Hindu for this story. Why is a spectre of empty classrooms looming? What has the Supreme Court ruled on …
Read the whole piece, and understand it. Paraphrase the first two paragraphs. Choose any one paragraph and identify the words as noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb etc. (This piece appeared in The Economist magazine. We gratefully acknowledge it.) ————————————————————————————————.————————- Last month I was part of a …
Editorial Analysis – 22. The following is the detailed analysis of the Editorial titled “Necessary infusion: On the RBI’s currency swap” published in ‘The Hindu‘ newspaper on February 24, 2025. Link to the original Editorial – https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/necessary-infusion-on-the-rbis-currency-swap/article69254778.ece Necessary infusion: On the RBI’s currency swap [Analysis] …
Fast-trackyour English skill building ….. Convert the following Active sentences to Passive form. 1. Navy divers have recovered the helicopter’s Black Box. 2. The flight safety engineers will examine the Black Box very intently. 3. The U.S. aviation authorities will completely overhaul the air traffic …
India’s untapped tourism industry – Steps to be taken to exploit the potential Making India’s an attractive tourist destination will bring in a plethora of benefits for the economy. The vast numbers of jobless youth will find work. Such an initiative will enhance the country’s …
Make sentences with the following words in their different forms. … Stomach as noun Stomach as verb Trip as noun Trip as verb Age as non As as verb Craft as noun Craft as verb Decline as noun Decline as verb Imply as verb Implication …
A giant leap for ISRO – the launch of PSLV C-60 tonight (December 30, 2024) Tonight at 9.58pm, the world’s attention will be focused on ISRO’s launch of PSLV C-60 rocket into space. This venture is a precursor of India’s desire to erect its own …
Centre aims to make Andaman & Nicobar Islands a tuna export hub A concept note prepared by the Fisheries Department says that the Exclusive Economic Zone around the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is home to a range of tuna species, with substantial untapped fishery resources …
Tourism surge creates worldwide backlash but Afghanistan benefits: Lessons for India Droves of tourists have descended descend on tourism hotspots around the world changing the perception about tourism from positive to negative. Afghanistan cleverly has trodden an opposite path. The story needs an …