Why in News ? Researchers from the University of Delhi have named a newly-discovered frog species after former vice chancellor and renowned plant geneticist Prof. Deepak Pental. The species was discovered from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. The newly-discovered species, …
Why in the news? Recently, a report released by Oxfam has noted that ‘net zero’ carbon targets that many countries have announced may be a “dangerous distraction” from the priority of cutting carbon emissions. Oxfam is a group of independent …
Why in the news? Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an electronic voucher based digital payment system “e-RUPI”. The platform, which has been developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Health and …
About the scheme Samagra Shiksha is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12. The centrally sponsored scheme has been prepared with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal …
CONTEXT The Supreme Court has recently issued notice on a writ petition on the condition that the petition’s prayer seeking a direction to “restrain beggars and vagabonds/homeless from begging on traffic junctions, markets and public places to avoid the spread …
What is it? It is an initiative spearheaded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) in collaboration with ISRO, DRDO, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Indian Navy. …
NEWS Bihar government recently announced 33% horizontal reservation for women in State engineering and medical colleges. CONTEXT There are two types of reservations – Horizontal reservation and Vertical reservation. Reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes …
Articles 72 and 161 Articles 72 and 161 of the Constitution empower the President of India and the governors of states to grant pardon or suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases. Pardon: It removes both the sentence and …
What is food fortification? Food fortification is defined as the practice of deliberately increasing the content of an essential micronutrient, i.e. vitamins and minerals (including trace elements) in a food, to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply and …
What’s in the news? Recently, seven people were killed, 17 injured and over 35 missing after a cloudburst hit a remote village of Jammu and Kashmir. Cloudburst events have been reported from several places in J&K, Union Territory of Ladakh, …