What is it? A bomb cyclone is a large, intense midlatitude storm that has low pressure at its center, weather fronts and an array of associated weather, from blizzards to severe thunderstorms to heavy precipitation. It becomes a bomb when …
About NCW The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body formed in 1992 under the National Commission Act 1990. It is the apex national level organisation of India with the mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of …
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 …
What’s in the news? According to the Economic Survey 2021-22, tabled in Parliament by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate affairs. Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s external trade recovered strongly in 2021-22 after the pandemic-induced slump of the previous year, with …
What’s the news? The Tamil Nadu Forest Department will take up mitigation measures and put up a strict monitoring regime to negate any impact on corals, and the marine ecosystem, in the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, by the …
It is a ministerial-level discussion between India and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The discussion will centre on a variety of topics, including strategies to increase connection and stabilise war-torn Afghanistan. The Prime Minister of India recently convened the …