Twilight zone The ocean twilight zone is a layer of water that stretches around the globe. It lies 200 to 1,000 meters (about 650 to 3,300 feet) below the ocean surface. Also known as the midwater or mesopelagic, the twilight …
About World Bank The World Bank is an international organization dedicated to providing financing, advice, and research to developing nations to aid their economic advancement. Currently, the World Bank has two stated goals that it aims to achieve by 2030. …
Enforcement Directorate (ED) The Directorate of Enforcement is a multi-disciplinary organization mandated with investigation of offence of money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws. The statutory functions of the Directorate include enforcement of following Acts: The Foreign Exchange Management …
What’s in the news? Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released its 2023 World Press Freedom Index. About the Index Reporters Without Borders comes out with a global ranking of press freedom every year. RSF is an international NGO whose self-proclaimed …
What is meant by green workforce? “Green workforce” describes a broad grouping of careers that contribute directly to moving society and the built environment toward sustainability. They aim at reducing the negative environmental impact of economic sectors and further the …
About the programme Launched in 2020, Mission Karmayogi is a nationwide programme to lay the foundation for capacity building of civil servants. It will help the officers to learn about the best practices across the world. Officially called the “National …
Context De-dollarisation refers to the replacement of the U.S. dollar by other currencies as the global reserve currency. A reserve currency refers to any currency that is widely used in cross-border transactions and is commonly held as reserves by central …
Context The recent strike by Zomato-owned Blinkit delivery agents has once again brought to the forefront the issues plaguing the gig economy in the country and the reforms required to stop the exploitation of such workers. The strikes began when …