An Overview From establishing a science policy panel for chemicals and waste management to agreeing to restore ecosystems, the world passed 14 resolutions at the resumed session of the fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (unea) held in Nairobi, Kenya, between …
Why in the news? Recent Data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) shows that India’s labour force participation rate (LFPR) has fallen to just 40% from an already low 47% in 2016. This suggests not only that more …
Purchasing Managers’ Index is an economic indicator which indicates the business activity & economic health of both the manufacturing and service sectors. PMI of India is published by Japanese firm Nikkei but compiled and constructed by IHS Markit, a London–based …
India has become the second-highest producer and consumer of chemical fertilisers in the world. Per hectare chemical fertiliser consumption has been increasing over the years, including in the last two decades. Need The country’s soil health is poor: The soil …
Evolution of Pastoralism By the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, which began 2.6 million years ago and lasted until 11,700 years ago, both settled agriculture and pastoralism had begun. The latter, an expansive grazing system for livestock production, evolved as …
Background Addressing the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will reach carbon neutrality by 2070. He also announced a five-point action plan that included reducing emissions to 50% by 2030. Net-zero, which …
About the Portal In August 2021, the Ministry of Labour and Employment unveiled the e-shram portal which aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others. The workers will …
Context In the absence of statehood for Delhi, there has been a prolonged confrontation on the relative powers of the territorial administration and the Union government. The status of Delhi being a Union Territory under Schedule 1 of the Constitution …
It is expected that India’s per capita water availability will decline to 1,401 cubic metres and 1,191 cubic metres by 2025 and 2050, respectively. The average domestic water demand will also increase from 85 litres per capita per day (lpcd) …