About Channapatna toys Channapatna toys are a particular form of wooden toys (and dolls) that are manufactured in the town of Channapatna in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka. This traditional craft is protected as a geographical indication (GI) under the …
About Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’ Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) entered into force in 2022. CEPA covers goods, services and digital trade, among others, that will allow 90% of India’s exports a duty-free …
About AIF Alternative Investment Fund or AIF is a privately pooled investment vehicle, which collects funds from investors, for investing it in accordance with a defined investment policy for the benefit of its investors. AIF does not include funds covered …
The LIC-IS domain problem in India refers to the complex and ongoing challenges related to small scale threats within the country’s borders. These threats are characterised by being: Low-intensity: Compared to full-blown wars, LIC-IS involves smaller-scale violence and disruption, often …
Context: Supreme Court’s quashing the Gujarat government’s order prematurely releasing 11 persons sentenced to life imprisonment for gangrapeing a five-month pregnant Bilkis Bano, and killing 14 members of her family, including her three-year-old daughter, in the 2002 Gujarat riots has …
What’s in the news? India is set to embark on its maiden winter expedition to the Arctic, making it the first Asian nation to stay at the northernmost polar region throughout the year. Since 2008, India operates a research base …
Context: The European Union(EU)’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) policy intends to tax carbon-intensive products coming into the EU from 2026. There is a concern that this mechanism could have serious implications on the Indian Manufacturing sector. Carbon Border Adjustment …
Context: The Director of Tata Memorial Hospital(TMH), India’s largest Cancer treatment centre, expects the incidence of cancer to double, from 13 lakhs to 26 lakhs annually in the next decade. Growth in the number of specialists handling cancer cases cannot …
Context: The increasing pendency, paperwork and red tape in Indian civil courts are already dissuading parties from using traditional dispute resolution methods. Such a situation provides room for Structured Negotiations through which defaulting parties can avoid the high costs and …
What is Project 15B? Between 2014 and 2016, the Indian Navy commissioned three guided missile destroyers of Kolkata class under a project codenamed ‘15A’. The Kolkata class included INS Kolkata, INS Kochi and INS Chennai. A ship class signifies a …