How is Delhi governed? Delhi’s current status as a Union Territory with a Legislative Assembly is an outcome of the 69th Amendment Act through which Articles 239AA and 239BB were introduced in the Constitution. The Government of National Capital Territory …
How is Delhi governed? Delhi’s current status as a Union Territory with a Legislative Assembly is an outcome of the 69th Amendment Act through which Articles 239AA and 239BB were introduced in the Constitution. The Government of National Capital Territory …
NEWS To combat climate change, Saudi Arabia has launched the Saudi Green and Middle East Green initiatives. SAUDI GREEN INITIATIVE This initiative aims at: raise the vegetation cover, reduce carbon emissions, combat pollution and land degradation, preserve marine life. …
CONTEXT The political and social handling of the COVID-19 pandemic have added to the persisting issues of food insecurity faced by millions. India, even prior to the novel coronavirus pandemic, has consistently been ranked poorly in all international rankings on …
Small Indian Civets Small Indian civets are known to occur in south and central China, Hong Kong, most of India, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, Cambodia and Sri Lanka. They are recorded in semi-evergreen and deciduous forest, mixed deciduous …
Israel-Palestine Conflict Israel’s Arab minority comprises just over 20% of its population of 9.3 million, while at least 2.5 million Palestinians live in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, and 3,50,000 in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem. About 1.9 million Palestinians live in the …
About ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was founded in 1966 with the primary mission of fostering growth and cooperation among countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. It is headquartered in Manila, Philippines. At present, ADB comprises 68 members (including India)- …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has announced that in terms of quantity, the exports of organic food products grew by 39 per cent to eight lakh 88 thousand metric tonne during the last financial year …
Why in News? Scientists have discovered what may be the smallest-known black hole in the Milky Way galaxy and the closest to our solar system and has named it ‘the Unicorn.’ About the discovery The researchers said this particular black …
About the Yojana Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2005. It is being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neonatal …