What’s in the news? Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) has become the first in the country to have operationalised the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) programme. E-Book installed in the NLA is the medium through which the member will be using the …
About BIS Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016. BIS is responsible for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods. BIS works …
About Considered the world’s most colorful waterfowl, the Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a migratory avian species native to east Asia, primarily China but has established populations throughout Western Europe. The Mandarin duck breeds in eastern Siberia, China, and Japan …
The environmental dimension of sustainability includes greenhouse gas emissions, impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, hazardous waste and toxic emissions, water consumption, and depletion of non-renewable resources. Energy sources with low environmental impact are sometimes called green energy or clean energy. …
Why in the news? Recently, Kerala High Court asked organisations associated with the film industry to take steps to constitute a joint committee to deal with cases of sexual harassment of women, in line with the Sexual Harassment of Women …
Why in the news? India’s urban unemployment rate jumped to 12.6 per cent in the April-June quarter of 2021, compared to 9.3 per cent in the January-March quarter. It, however, eased from the 20.8 percent level seen during the first …
What’s in the news? Niti Aayog has launched the first of its kind Vernacular Innovation Program under the Atal Innovation Mission which aims to enable innovators and entrepreneurs to have access to the innovative ecosystem in 22 mother tongue languages. …
About Swadesh Darshan The Swadesh Darshan Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in 2014. Objective: To develop theme-based tourist circuits in the country. These tourist circuits will be developed on the principles of high tourist value, competitiveness and …
About OIC The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states. The majority of its member states are Muslim-majority countries, while others have significant Muslim populations, including …