About Indian Ocean Rim Association IORA is an inter-governmental organisation which was established in 1997 to strengthen regional cooperation and sustainable development within the Indian Ocean region. IORA consists of 23 Member States (including India) and 9 Dialogue Partners. IORA’s …
Background In 2020, as a part of the announcements made under the Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Central government allowed commercial mining in the coal sector. What is commercial mining? Commercial mining allows the private sector to mine coal commercially on a …
Context The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), India’s apex regulator of genetically modified plants and food products, has approved the environmental release of Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11), a genetically-engineered variant of mustard. If approved for commercial cultivation it would be …
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 …
Context President Droupadi Murmu has said development of infrastructure is a key parameter for the growth of a state. She said, the ‘Act East Policy’ of the Government of India focuses on the overall development of the North-East Region. About …
About EBP Government has been implementing the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme wherein Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) sell petrol blended with ethanol up to 10%. This programme has been extended to the whole of India except Union Territories of Andaman …
Background Fertilizers are crucial productivity augmenting inputs. To meet the challenge of rising demand for food, feed, and fibre with limited land and water resources, it is imperative to augment land productivity and one way to do this is to …