About UNHRC The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system. The Council’s mandate is to promote “universal respect for the protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all” and “address situations of violations …
Context Speaking at the sixth anniversary of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) recently, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the country could not afford to lose the “sheen” of its insolvency law, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy …
About QCI Quality Council of India (QCI) was set up in 1997 jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry. Its mandate is to establish and operate a national accreditation structure and promote quality through the National Quality …
Context The Supreme Court of India has sought the most recent position of the Union government on a batch of petitions challenging the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order of 1950, which allows only members of Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist religions to …
About Lok Adalat Lok Adalat (people’s courts) is a body established by the government to settle disputes through conciliation and compromise. Lok Adalat is an alternative method of dispute resolution. It is a forum where disputes or cases pending in …
Status of urbanisation in India According to the World Urbanisation Prospects (2018 Revision), an urbanisation growth rate of 2.4 per cent was observed between 2010 and 2018. By 2022, India’s projected rate of urbanisation was expected to be 35.9 per …
About LCH The light combat helicopter (LCH) was designed and built indigenously by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It is a two-seater attack helicopter derived from the existing Dhruv helicopter. The twin-engine LCH is a 5-8 tonne class dedicated combat helicopter. …
What’s in the news? In Gujarat, the state government announced Aatmanirbhar Gujarat Scheme for Assistance to Industries. The scheme is expected to attract a proposed investment of nearly 12.50 lakh crore rupees in the state besides generating employment for around …
What’s in the news? In Sugar Season (Oct-Sep) 2021-22, a record of more than 5000 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) sugarcane was produced in the country out of which about 3574 LMT of sugarcane was crushed by sugar mills to produce …
Why in News Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology for the year 2022. What was his research based on Svante Pääbo sequenced the genome of the Neanderthal, an extinct relative of present-day humans Through …