Why in News? Recently, NASA has announced the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) . Webb, the world’s premier space science observatory, will succeed the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s flagship telescope that has been in service for more …
Why in News? Recently, The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced, which seeks to raise the age of legal marriage for women from 18 to 21, will apply to all communities in the country and, once enacted, …
Background The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, was reached between Iran and six world powers known as the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) in …
About the scheme The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) aims to give companies incentives on incremental sales from products manufactured in domestic units. Apart from inviting foreign companies to set shop in India, the scheme also aims to encourage local companies …
Household surveys in India often underreport consumption, income, and wealth. Furthermore, it’s difficult to deny that Covid-19 has widened existing faultlines, increasing entrenched inequities. The growth in the riches of the extremely wealthy during this era, when contrasted with the …