Context As Telangana gears up for Assembly polls next month, its stringent preventive detention law is under the spotlight. In at least three separate instances, the Supreme Court has red-flagged the Telangana government’s use of the law. What is preventive …
About ITBP The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force was raised in 1962. At present, the ITBP guards 3,488 km long India-China borders ranging from the Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Jachep La in Arunachal Pradesh. Apart from this, the Force …
About the scheme The Prime Minister Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for providing affordable Working Capital loans to street vendors to resume their livelihoods that have been …
Context This article discusses the meaning of carrying capacity and the way forward regarding the carrying capacity of the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR). What is carrying capacity? Carrying capacity of a region is based on the maximum population size that …
What’s in the news? Joint bilateral training exercise “Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023”, between Indian & Malaysian Army commenced in Umroi Cantonment, India. Ex Harimau Shakti is aimed at enhancing military capability for conduct of Multi Domain Operations in a sub …
What’s in the news? National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and Training (NIFPHATT), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of India organized a workshop on Matsya Sampada Jagrukta Abhiyan at Kochi to disseminate information …
About Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM- AJAY) is a merged scheme of 03 Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan ( SCA to SCSP) and Babu Jagjivan …
Context Regions in the Himalayas are frequently prone to flood events triggered by erratic climatic conditions, thus advocating the need for climate-resilient cities. Indian Himalayan Region The Indian Himalayan region is prone to various types of natural disasters, like earthquakes, …