Why in the news? Recently, Health authorities in the United Kingdom have confirmed a case of monkeypox, a rare viral infection similar to smallpox, in an individual who recently travelled to that country from Nigeria. Monkeypox virus The monkeypox virus …
Green manures are crops grown specifically for building and maintaining soil fertility and structure, though they may also have other functions. They are normally incorporated back into the soil, either directly, or after removal and composting. Why use green manures? …
About NDRF The National Disaster Response Force is a specialised, multi-skilled, humanitarian force in India, which has been playing a crucial role in the country’s disaster management and community awareness for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). Formation The successive natural calamities …
Context After multiple objections and extensions, the J&K Delimitation Commission submitted its final report on May 5, 2022, two years after it was appointed to redraw the electoral boundaries in Jammu and Kashmir as per the mandate set by the …
What is Desertification? Desertification is a gradual process of land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions resulting from various factors, including human activities and climatic variations such as prolonged droughts and floods. The concept does not refer to …
CONTEXT The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to re-examine and re-consider the provisions of Section 124A that deal with the offence and urged it to defer hearing on petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the …
India has a single, unified legal system. The Supreme Court (SC) is at the pinnacle of the Indian judiciary’s pyramidal system. The Supreme Court is above the district and subordinate courts, which are below them. The lesser courts work directly …
Why in News: DNA samples collected from two human skeletons unearthed at a necropolis of a Harappan-era city site of Rakhigarhi in Haryana have been sent for scientific examination, the outcome of which might tell about the ancestry and food …
What’s the news? According to CPCB, Technologies such as smog towers are interventions that are still being tested and are not a final solution to the problem of pollution. The ultimate solution to pollution would be controlling it at source. …
Background In 2020, the Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020. The new policy aims to pave way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems in the country. This policy will replace the 34 year old National …