News: According to the World Bank, brick kilns contribute 8–14% of total air pollution in the region. Traditional kilns emit high levels of particulate matter (PM) and black carbon (soot), impacting air quality and public health. Key recommendation by government …
Background Gully erosion is emerging as a critical environmental threat, especially in the context of climate change and rapid land-use alterations. It is already affecting landscapes, agriculture, and settlements across regions—from eastern India to sub-Saharan Africa. In India alone, at …
Background The Yamuna River, one of the holiest and most polluted rivers in India, flows through Delhi and receives massive amounts of untreated sewage and industrial effluents. Despite multiple phases of the Yamuna Action Plan since 1993, the river’s water …
Background: The revival of the dire wolf by an US based company proves that extinct species can be brought back through advanced genetic editing and cloning technologies. This was done through gene editing using crispr (clustered interspaced short palindromic repeats) …
What is the FATF? The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental organization that designs and promotes policies and standards to combat financial crime. The FATF sets standards or recommendations for countries to achieve in order to plug the …
About IWAI The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) was established in 1986 for development and regulation of inland waterways for shipping and navigation. It is a Statutory Body under the Ministry of Shipping. The Authority primarily undertakes projects for …
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 …
Who is OCI? The Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) scheme was introduced through an amendment to the Citizenship Act, 1955, in 2005. The scheme provides for the registration of Persons of Indian Origin as Overseas Citizens of India, provided they …
About The Sansad Ratna Award awards was instituted by the Chennai-based non-profit charitable trust Prime Point Foundation at the instance of former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam, who himself inaugurated the first award event in 2010 in Chennai. Hansraj …
About In March 2025, the Union Cabinet approved an Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme to make India Atmanirbhar (self-reliant) in the electronics supply chain. This scheme aims to develop a robust component ecosystem by attracting large investments (global/domestic) in the electronics …