Through the amendments, the Union government plans to acquire powers to depute IAS/IPS and IFoS officers to the Central Government and Ministries without necessarily taking the State government’s nod. After the All India Services Act, 1951 came into existence, the …
What’s in the news? Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has released India’s First “District Good Governance Index”. The District Good Governance Index of Jammu and Kashmir was prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public …
What’s in the news? NASSCOM (Indian non-governmental trade association) and Zinnov (a management consulting firm) have released a new study titled ‘Indian Tech Start-up Ecosystem: Year of The Titans’. Highlights of the Study Start-ups raised a record $24.1 billion in …
About RTI Act, 2005 Under the Right to Information Act, 2005, Public Authorities are required to make disclosures on various aspects of their structure and functioning. This includes: (i) disclosure on their organisation, functions, and structure, (ii) powers and duties …
What is antimicrobial resistance? Antimicrobial resistance happens when microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites) change when they are exposed to antimicrobial drugs (such as antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, antimalarials, and anthelmintics). Microorganisms that develop antimicrobial resistance are sometimes referred …
Xenotransplantation is any procedure that involves the transplantation, implantation or infusion into a human recipient of either (a) live cells, tissues, or organs from a nonhuman animal source, or (b) human body fluids, cells, tissues or organs that have had ex vivo contact …
What’s in the news? Government of India has launched Koyla Darpan Portal to share Key Performance Indicators related to the Coal Sector. The portal will have the Key Performance Indicators related to Coal Production, Status of Coal Stock in Thermal …
What’s the news? According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a United Nations body, 2021 was one of the seven hottest years on record. Key Findings As per six international data sets consolidated by the WMO, although La Niña conditions …
What’s the news? According to a survey, the population of the vulnerable eastern swamp deer, extinct elsewhere in South Asia, has dipped in the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve. News in Detail The Officials attributed the decrease from 907 …
What’s the news? According to the 17th India State of Forest Report-2021, Forest and tree cover in the country has increased by 2,261 square kms since the last assessment in 2019. Key Findings The Environment Ministry highlighted that the total …