About The Code on Social Security 2020 defines “gig worker” as a person who performs work or participates in a work arrangement and earns from such activities outside of traditional employer-employee relationship. Niti Aayog estimates that more than 7.5 million …
About Article 3 of the Constitution clearly keeps the power to bifurcate a state in the exclusive domain of Parliament. Article 3 makes three things clear: (1) A state is bifurcated by an Act of Parliament and Parliament only. (2) …
About Postal voting, also known as absentee voting, is a method of voting in which electors cast their ballots by mail rather than in person at a polling station. This method is particularly useful for individuals who are unable to …
Coal Coal is a readily combustible, black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, predominantly made of carbon. Coal is classified as a nonrenewable energy source because it takes millions of years to form. Coal is a fossil fuel and comprises a mixture …
Context The World Health Assembly passed a resolution highlighting the increasing impact of climate change on health and called for radical measures to counter health risks. About WHO Founded in 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations …
About Operation Bluestar was an Indian Army operation carried out in June 1984 in the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, to flush out militants who were led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, a key figure in the growing separatist Khalistan movement …
What is a Heat Stroke? Heat stroke is the most serious heat-related illness. It occurs when the body can no longer control its temperature: the body’s temperature rises rapidly, the sweating mechanism fails, and the body is unable to cool …
What are Critical Minerals? There is no global definition of critical minerals, but essentially, they are mineral deposits with high economic vulnerability and high global supply chain risk. Globally, there is a gap between projected supply and projected demand for …