Context The Supreme Court recently upheld that the relaxations given to SC/ST extends to the disabled persons. About the case: The petitioner Aryan Raj who is intellectually challenged to the extent of 50 percent had applied for a diploma course …
Context: China surrounded itself with various geopolitical confrontations with a growing array of its neighbours which shows its aggression. Catalyst for change Chinese aggressiveness is accelerating long-standing debates about the underlying costs of reliance on China and spurring support for …
About the committee The 1267 sanctions committee of the UN, also known as the ISIL (Da-esh) and Al Qaida sanctions committee, oversees sanctions measures related to individuals, entities and groups. The committee can impose measures like asset freezes, travel bans …
What is the Muslim Brotherhood? The Muslim Brotherhood is a missionary movement founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna, with offshoots throughout the Arab world. The movement initially aimed simply to spread Islamic morals and good works, but soon …
What are P-Notes? P-Notes or Participatory Notes are Instruments issued by a registered foreign institutional investor to an overseas investor who wishes to invest in Indian stock markets without registering themselves with the market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board …
About the Report The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) is an annual flagship report, jointly prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the …
About BTIA India and the European Union (EU) have been negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA), officially called a Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) since 2007 but have not been able to conclude it because of differences in some …
What’s in the news? When this century ends, India may no longer be a country of a billion, says a projection that appears in the online edition of the Lancet. The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. Highlights …