Why in News? A new study published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science has now pointed out that India could experience more flash droughts by the end of this century. What are Flash Droughts? Flash droughts are those that occur …
Creamy layer concept In the 1992 Indra Sawhney judgment, the supreme court upheld the government’s move to give 27% reservation to Other Backward Classes (based on the Mandal Commission report). The apex court also introduced the concept of creamy layer …
What’s in the news? Oxfam, a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, has released its ‘Inequality Virus Report’. released on the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Highlights of the …