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 the Scheme In order to improve India’s performance at Olympics and Paralympics, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports started the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) in 2014. This was revamped in 2018 to establish a technical support team …
What’s in the news? As the global population reached eight billion, the United Nations said that India’s population growth appeared to be stabilising, which shows that the national policies and health systems, including access to family planning services, are working. …
What’s in the news? The third edition of the Pan-India Coastal Defence Exercise Sea Vigil-22 commenced recently. The exercise will be undertaken along the entire seven thousand 516 kilometer coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone of India. It will involve all …
About UNHRC The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system. The Council’s mandate is to promote “universal respect for the protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all” and “address situations of violations …
About WPI Wholesale Price Index measures and tracks the changes in the price of goods in the stages before the retail level. It provides estimates of inflation at the wholesale transaction level for the economy as a whole. WPI basket …
Context The world is seeing a rise in cyclonic formations and in recent years, several storms have come close to undergoing the Fujiwhara effect. Fujiwhara effect The Fujiwhara Effect was first described by a Japanese meteorologist, Dr. Sakuhei Fujiwhara in …
Context The World Bank report titled “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022: Correcting Course” revealed that the world is unlikely to meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 of limiting extreme poverty to 3 per cent of the global population by …
Context Livestock diseases have an enormous impact not only on animal health and economy, but also on human health. Further, Livestock house pathogens that can become zoonoses and hence timely detection is necessary to curb outbreaks. Zoonoses According to WHO, …