About: The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is meant to enable Members of Parliament to recommend works of developmental nature with emphasis on creation of durable community assets based on locally felt needs to be taken up …
Your Best Year Ever – Michael Hyatt You can achieve your dream goals in just 5 steps. In Your Best Year Ever (2018) Michael Hyatt imparts a proven, research-based technique to attain your long-term targets. We all desire to exploit …
What’s in the news? Export and Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) released a study titled ‘Self-Reliant India: Approach and Strategic Sectors to Focus.’ Highlights of the study Promoting self-reliance in sectors such as electronics and defence equipment, among others, …
Why in News? A recent serological survey done by the Delhi government for patients in Delhi revealed that seventy-nine of 257 people who had COVID-19, recovered, and later tested for antibodies against the virus, did not have the antibodies. Findings …
Why in News? Scientists said they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates microbes may inhabit Earth’s inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth. Details of the finding Scientists …
Dispute settlement mechanism of WTO According to the procedure established by the WTO, the first step to resolve a trade dispute is engaging in the consultation process. If two trading partners having a dispute could not resolve at that level, …
About the council 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 …
Context There is a need to formulate official definitions of farmers that go beyond the land ownership criterion. Definition of farmer The population census defines ‘cultivators’ as a person engaged in cultivation of land either ‘owned’ or held in kind …
Moonwalking With Einstein The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Joshua Foer Moonwalking with Einstein explains how memory works and gives techniques for improving memory. It also explains why the art of memory has declined over-ages. Train to Improve …
What is “enemy property”? In the wake of the India-Pakistan wars of 1965 and 1971, there was migration of people from India to Pakistan. Under the Defence of India Rules framed under The Defence of India Act, 1962, the Government …