What is it? Generally, the first hour of the parliamentary sitting is slotted for the Question Hour. During this one hour, Members of Parliament (MPs) ask questions to ministers and hold them accountable for the functioning of their ministries. The …
What is it? The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the register containing names of Indian citizens. NRC was prepared first in 1951 after the conduct of the Census of 1951. It is being updated and that too only in …
What is the S-400 air defence missile system? The S-400 Triumf, (NATO calls it SA-21 Growler), is a mobile, surface-to-air missile system (SAM) designed by Russia. It is the most dangerous operationally deployed modern long-range SAM (MLR SAM) in the …
What’s in the news? India will soon begin to ship out lakhs of doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine to neighbouring countries, with the first batches expected to reach Bhutan and the Maldives among several countries by special planes as …
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) CVC was set up in 1964 on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by K. Santhanam, as the apex vigilance institution under the Central Government. The Commission was given statutory status by …
What’s in the news? NITI Aayog has released the second edition of the India Innovation Index-2020. The idea of the index is to showcase the government’s initiative to create an innovation-driven economy. The first edition of the index was launched …
Why in News? NASA recently conducted a test firing of the engines for its giant Space Launch System (SLS) lunar rocket. About the project: The SLS rocket is intended to launch the Artemis missions that will take U.S. astronauts back …
NEWS The consumption of what we have inherited without a thought for generations to come will leave the whole world poorer; like an addict selling the family gold. Thus, the principle of Intergenerational Equity makes it imperative for us to …
NEWS The consumption of what we have inherited without a thought for generations to come will leave the whole world poorer; like an addict selling the family gold. Thus, the principle of Intergenerational Equity makes it imperative for us to …