About SDRF State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) is constituted under the section 48 of (1) (a) of Disaster Management Act 2005. It is a primary fund available with the State Government for responses to notified disasters. The Central Government contributes …
About IRNSS with its operational name NavIC is an independent regional navigation satellite system being developed by India. It is designed to provide accurate position information service to users in India as well as the region extending up to 1500 …
What’s in the news? The manifestos for the ongoing Assembly elections have promised various forms of payment to homemakers, thus putting the spotlight on the unpaid domestic work done by women. From a monthly assistance to women family heads in …
Why in News? The Defence Minister invoked special provisions and granted emergency financial powers to the armed forces to empower them and speed up their efforts to tide over the current COVID-19 situation. What are these powers? The Defence Ministry …
About Indian Forest Act 1927 The Indian Forest Act, 1927 was largely based on previous Indian Forest Acts implemented under the British. The first and most famous was the Indian Forest Act of 1878. The preamble to the Indian Forest …
About ICI The monthly Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) is a production volume index. The objective of the ICI is to provide an advance indication on production performance of industries of ‘core’ nature. These industries are likely to impact …
CONTEXT Despite the pandemic unleashing in full force, there has been futile debate last month about holding or postponing board examinations instead of exploring alternatives. Rather than viewing this unprecedented situation as a unique opportunity for re-imagining educational assessments and …