Context Drought has become a planetary disaster as around 300 million people in Asia, Africa, North America and Europe are at the grip of drought. Drought as a hazard According to the UNCCD, the world loses 12 million hectares of …
What are the Nord Stream pipelines? The Nord Stream pipelines have been at the centre of geopolitical tensions in recent months as Russia cut gas supplies to Europe in suspected retaliation against Western sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine. The …
What is PMI? Purchasing Managers’ Index is an economic indicator which indicates the business activity & economic health of both the manufacturing and service sectors. PMI of India is published by Japanese firm Nikkei but compiled and constructed by IHS …
The need Satellite broadband services can connect the most remote parts of the country which are otherwise difficult to connect through fibres. Satellite broadband services can, therefore, help in addressing the need of the market for fibre-like connectivity in the …
About AFSPA Passed in 1958 for the North-East and in 1990 for Jammu & Kashmir, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) gives armed forces special powers to control “disturbed areas”, which are designated by the government when it is …
What’s in the news? President Droupadi Murmu distributed awards under Swachh Survekshan Gramin (SSG) 2022 which looked into the sanitation status of rural areas. The Swachh Survekshan Gramin-2022 award ranks States and districts on the basis of their performance attained …
About MSP Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices. The minimum support prices are announced by the Government at the beginning of the …
About USOF In 2003, the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) was set up by The Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Act, 2003 which gave its statutory status. The main aim of USOF is to provide access to telecom services in a non-discriminatory …
Context Recently, the Supreme Court ruled that single and unmarried women with pregnancies between 20 and 24 weeks are entitled to access the same safe and legal abortion care as married women. Interpreting the Rules framed under the Medical Termination …