What is stubble burning? Stubble burning is the process of intentionally setting fire to the straw stubble that remains after grains, like paddy, wheat, etc., have been harvested, to remove them from the field to sow the next crop. This …
About The Emissions Gap Report is an annual report published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Objective of the report It assesses global progress in limiting temperature rise to the 1.5°C target set by the Paris Agreement. It evaluates …
About the Mission The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across the length and breadth of the country. It was setup in 2016. Towards this end, AIM …
To facilitate private sector participation, the government has created the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) in 2020 that functions as an autonomous agency in the Department of Space (DOS). Established as a single window agency for all …
About GeM Launched in 2016, the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is a 100 percent government-owned company setup under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It is a completely paperless, cashless and system driven e-market place that enables procurement …
About The Kartarpur Corridor, also known as the corridor of ‘international peace and harmony’, is a 4.2-km-long passage which facilitates travel of Indian Sikh pilgrims to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan. The Kartarpur Corridor was first proposed in …
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is an International Monetary Fund’s report that provides analysis and forecasts of economic developments and policies in its member countries. The report encapsulates the state of the global economy and highlights risks and uncertainty that …
About NCW The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body formed in 1992 under the National Commission Act 1990. It is the apex national level organization of India with the mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of …
Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on Biological Diversity is a multilateral treaty adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The Convention is legally binding; countries that join it (‘Parties’) are obliged to implement its provisions. …
Unrecognised political parties Either newly registered parties (under the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951) or those which have not secured enough percentage of votes in Assembly or General Elections to become a State party or those which have never contested …