India has 18% of the world’s population yet just 4% of the world’s useable water resources. The plan for river interlinking (ILR) can address not only water security issues, but also provide several additional benefits. However, there are other concerns …
Background In 2020, as a part of the announcements made under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the Central government allowed commercial mining in the coal sector. What is commercial mining? Commercial mining allows the private sector to mine coal commercially on …
What’s in the news? The World Economic Forum and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a jointly designed ‘Sustainable Cities India program’ which will aim to create an enabling …
Why in News: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced plans to retire and decommission the International Space Station (ISS) by 2031. About ISS The ISS was launched in 1998 as part of joint efforts by the U.S., …
What’s in the news? The Right To Food Campaign and The Centre for Equity Studies have released their latest survey titled “Hunger Watch–2” which evaluates economic distress following the COVID second wave. The same organisations had conducted a similar survey, …
Natural Farming is a chemical-free alias traditional farming method. It is considered as agroecology based diversified farming system which integrates crops, trees and livestock with functional biodiversity. In India, Natural farming is promoted as Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati Programme (BPKP) …
Why in news: Facebook-parent Meta recently announced that it is building an AI supercomputer, the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC). What is a supercomputer A supercomputer can perform high-level processing at a faster rate when compared to a normal computer. AI …
About NCM The Union Government set up the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) as a statutory body under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. Initially five religious communities, viz., Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsis) were notified as …
What’s in the news? The latest edition of the Indian Navy’s multilateral exercise MILAN 2022 is scheduled to commence from 25th of this month in Visakhapatnam. India is celebrating the 75th year of its independence in 2022 and MILAN 22 …