ABOUT CDRI Launched by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, at the 2019 UN Climate Summit, the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) includes Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bhutan, Chile, Fiji, France, Germany, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Maldives, Mauritius, Mongolia, …
About KABIL Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL) is a Joint Venture company of three Indian public sector undertakings – National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) and Mineral Exploration and Consultancy Limited (MECL), under the aegis of Ministry …
About REC Limited REC is a ‘Maharatna’ Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, and is registered with RBI as Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC), and Infrastructure Financing Company (IFC). REC finances the entire Power-Infrastructure sector comprising Generation, Transmission, …
About Strategic Forces Command The Strategic Forces Command (SFC), sometimes called Strategic Nuclear Command, forms part of India’s Nuclear Command Authority (NCA). The Nuclear Command Authority comprises a Political Council and an Executive Council. The Political Council is chaired by …
About NCPOR The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, is India’s premier research and development institution responsible for the country’s research activities in the polar and ocean sciences. Why in News? A …
Constitutional provisions relating to Eighth Schedule The Constitutional provisions relating to the Eighth Schedule occur in Article 344(1) and 351 of the Constitution. Article 344(1) provides for the constitution of a Commission by the President on expiration of five years …
About MTP Amendment Act 2021 According to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Amendment Act 2021, the opinion of only one registered medical practitioner will be required for the abortion of a foetus up to 20 weeks of gestation and …
About Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, are announced every year on the occasion of Republic Day except for brief interruption(s) during the years 1978 and 1979 and 1993 to 1997. The award seeks to recognize works …
About heat waves Qualitatively, heat wave is a condition of air temperature which becomes fatal to human body when exposed. Quantitatively, it is defined based on the temperature thresholds over a region in terms of actual temperature or its departure …
About NTA National Testing Agency (NTA) has been established as a premier, specialist, autonomous and self-sustained testing organization to conduct entrance examinations for admission/fellowship in higher educational institutions. The National Testing Agency is entrusted to address all such issues using …