Article 44 of the Constitution says the state shall endeavour to secure for citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India. The definition of ‘State’, as given in Article 12, includes the overnment and Parliament of India and …
India’s capacity to secure its usage of outer space has played a significant part in its current progress and wealth. With the arrival of the second space era, commercial enterprises such as SpaceX are taking the lead. However, as stated …
Context Australia, Japan, and Singapore, co-convenors of the plurilateral Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on e-commerce are expecting a convergence on more issues on e-commerce by the end of 2022 Global rules on digital trade At the Second Ministerial Conference (1998) …
Context: This article proposes a different way of designing a minimum support price (MSP). Purpose of MSP Price stabilisation in the food grains market Income support to farmers Mechanism for coping with the indebtedness of farmers. Evolution of current price …
Context: India’s poor AOI is a stark reminder of the need to attain a key sustainable development goal of higher agri-growth Issues with current budgetary allocation for agriculture Marginally increased agriculture budgetary allocation by 4.4% is lower than the current …
About World Food Programme The World Food Programme (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. Assisting almost 100 million people in around 83 countries each year, …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ initiative for distribution of aids and assistive devices to ‘Divyangjan’. A total of 5286 aids and assistive devices valued at Rs. 2.33 crore …
Why in News: ISRO plans to place, into orbit, an Earth Observation Satellite (EOS – 04) on board the PSLV C-52 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is the third generation launch vehicle of India. It is a four-staged launch vehicle …
What are they? Solar storms/wind are magnetic plasma ejected at great speed from the solar surface. They occur during the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots (‘dark’ regions on the Sun that are cooler than the surrounding photosphere), and …
Why in News: Scientists in the United Kingdom said they have achieved a new milestone in producing nuclear fusion energy, or imitating the way energy is produced in the Sun. A team generated 59 megajoules of sustained energy. 1 Joule …