About Uighur issue The Xinjiang province in China’s far west has had a long history of discord between the authorities and the indigenous ethnic Uighur population. Most Uighurs are Muslim, their language is related to Turkish, and they regard themselves …
About AIIB The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is an international development bank that provides financing for infrastructure projects in Asia. Headquartered in Beijing, it began operations in 2016. It includes 102 members worldwide (India is a founder member of …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently held a virtual interaction with Ministers and asked them to put the economy on a growth trajectory which can transform India into a global manufacturing hub especially considering China in today’s scenario. The idea is …
About: CPCB is a statutory organisation which was constituted in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. It is under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. It was entrusted with the powers and functions …
About: The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme was launched in 2019 for installation of solar pumps and grid connected solar and other renewable power plants in the country. It was launched by the Ministry …
Context: India’s less-privileged workforce during the lockdown have highlighted the massive scale of falling incomes and loss of means of livelihood. Specific policy measures can reverse the lockdown-created trauma and stop it from snowballing into chronic poverty. Issues with poverty …
About Apache helicopters Apache is the most advanced multi-role heavy attack helicopter in the world. It is being made in the US by Boeing. Alongside the capability to shoot fire and forget anti-tank guided missiles, rockets and other ammunitions, it …
Context: “We… do not have government by the majority. We have a government by the majority who participate.”- Thomas Jefferson Mandate of Election Commission of India (ECI): Ensuring that every Indian who is eligible to vote can do so must …
About Environment Impact Assessment The United Nations hosted its first Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, 1972 which resulted in the Stockholm Declaration of 1972. The declaration emphasizes to lessen air, land, and water pollution and human impact on …