Background: India and the United States enjoy a comprehensive global strategic partnership covering almost all areas of cooperation, driven by shared democratic values, convergence of interests on a range of issues, and vibrant people-to-people contacts. The relationship is based on …
Background: As close neighbours, India and Nepal share unique ties of friendship and cooperation characterised by an open border and deep-rooted people-to-people contacts of kinship and culture. There has been a long tradition of free movement of people across the …
Free Trade Agreements(FTAs): Free Trade Agreements(FTAs) are arrangements between two or more countries or groups of countries that primarily agree to reduce or eliminate customs tariff and non tariff barriers on trade between them. FTAs normally cover trade in goods …
Definitions: Cyber Security: Cyber security is how individuals and organisations reduce the risk of cyber attack. Cyber security’s core function is to protect the devices we all use (smartphones, laptops, tablets and computers), and the services we access – both …
Definition: Menstrual leave enables a person to take time off from work when period symptoms make it difficult to perform work tasks. Several international organisations have promoted menstrual leave as a women’s right. For instance, an International Labour Organisation report, …
Background: Foreign policy refers to a set of goals, objectives, principles, guidelines, policies, strategies, actions and decisions adopted by a state in its relations with other states to help it achieve its objectives and best self-interests. India’s foreign policy has …
About Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi is the apex body in the field of performing arts in India. It is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Culture. The Akademi was set up in 1953 for the preservation and …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is releasing the key results of the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) for the reference periods of April 2021 to March 2022 (ASUSE 2021-22) and October …
About Rat hole mining is a method of extracting coal from narrow, horizontal seams. This practice is prevalent in Meghalaya. The term “rat hole” refers to the narrow pits dug into the ground, typically just large enough for one …
What’s in the news? The Government of India has notified the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act which was passed in the Parliament in 2023. Key Provisions of the Act The Act empowers commanders-in-chief and officers-in-command of Inter-Services Organisations …