What’s in the news? The Union government has announced that 5kg of free wheat or rice per month will be provided to around 80 crore people for the next two months, May and June. This will be extended to beneficiaries …
Why in News: The Indian Navy dispatched its Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) from Visakhapatnam to support the Indonesian Navy in search and rescue efforts for its submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing What is a DSRV? A deep-submergence rescue …
NEWS A balance needs to be struck between the government’s legitimate role and the police chief’s operational autonomy. CONTEXT Recently, Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh was removed from the post by the government. This event has put the spotlight …
CONTEXT India will soon join 15 other countries in the hydrogen club as it prepares to launch the National Hydrogen Energy Mission (NHEM). The global target is to produce 1.45 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2023. HYDROGEN Hydrogen does …
Civil Service is an Exam designed to test your analytical, reading/writing proficiency, reasoning, mental ability skills. The interesting fact to be presented is that many times, aspirants cannot clear the exam, even if they were toppers in their school/college. Some …
WHY IN NEWS? Leaders’ Climate Summit will be organised by the United States from April 22-23. In the light of this coming summit there has been a flurry of articles about suggestions that India should announce a ‘net-zero’ emissions target. …
NEWS Governments, both Centre and State, are resorting to the practice of ordinance which is a usurpation of legislative power by the executive. CONTEXT The central government has recently re-promulgated the ordinance that establishes a commission for air quality management …
What’s in the news? UNICEF and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (GDI) recently conducted a study titled “Gender bias and inclusion in advertising in India”. GDI is a non-profit research organization that researches gender representation in media …