About The Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) are quasi-judicial bodies formed through the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964 under the Foreigners’ Act of 1946. The 1964 order allows local authorities in a State to refer a person suspected to be a foreigner …
About AIF Alternative Investment Fund or AIF is a privately pooled investment vehicle, which collects funds from investors, for investing it in accordance with a defined investment policy for the benefit of its investors. AIF does not include funds covered …
About the Act The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 says that no person shall convert any place of worship of any religious denomination into one of a different denomination or section. It contains a declaration that a place …
About ASI The Archaeological Survey of India is the premier organization for the archaeological research and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation. It is an attached office under the Ministry of Culture. Maintenance of ancient monuments and archaeological …
About The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) was established under the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Act, 2003 in 2002. The Telecommunications Act, 2023 renamed USOF as Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN). The DBN has the mandate to support universal service through promoting …
What’s in the news? The Union Cabinet has approved One Nation One Subscription, a new Central Sector Scheme for providing country-wide access to scholarly research articles and journal publication. The scheme will be administered through a simple, user friendly and …
About OPCW The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, which prohibits the development, production, stock-piling and use of chemical weapons. The OPCW, with its 193 Member States (including India), …
About the scheme The ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive’ (PRASHAD) was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in the year 2014-15 with the objective of integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations. It is …
Advances in Cancer Treatment The three major forms of treatment for any cancer are surgery (removing the cancer), radiotherapy (delivering ionising radiation to the tumour), and systemic therapy (administering medicines that act on the tumour). Surgery and radiotherapy have been …