Context The World Economic Outlook released by IMF has projected an impressive 11.5 per cent growth rate for India in 2021, making the country the only major economy of the world to register a double-digit growth this year amidst the …
Why in the news? To control the fiscal deficit on record, the government uses off-budget borrowing techniques. Fiscal Deficit is the difference between the government’s total expenditure and its total receipts excluding borrowing. In other words, it is the level …
Why in the news? Recently, President of India Ramnath Kovind addressed the Parliament to start the parliament session. Let us under the history of the President’s address. History The practice of the President addressing Parliament can be traced back to …
About Indian Sunderbans The Sundarbans forest is about 10,000 sq km across India and Bangladesh, of which 40% lies in India. The forest in India is divided into the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve and 24 Parganas (South) Forest Division, and together …
About the Turtle It is a freshwater turtle and one of the rarest species in India. It is also called the Asian giant softshell turtle. Cantor’s giant softshell is found across Southeast Asia, including India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the …