What are Volcanoes? Volcanoes are vents, or openings in Earth’s crust, that release ash, gases and steam, and hot liquid rock called lava. How are Volcanoes formed? Over Land On land, volcanoes form when one tectonic plate moves under another. …
The region: South Asia is a subregion of Asia consisting of the Indo-Gangetic Plain and peninsular India. Countries: It includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan and the Maldives are often considered part …
Why in news? The Tamil Nadu government issued an advisory banning the use of liquid nitrogen in food and warned of stringent action against violators. About Liquid Nitrogen Liquid nitrogen is a cryogenic liquid. It has a boiling point of …
What are heat waves? A Heat Wave is defined as a period of abnormally high temperatures over a region. The heat wave is considered when the maximum temperature of the region reaches at least 40 degrees Celsius for plains and …
About The President’s Bodyguard (PBG), raised in 1773, is the senior most Regiment of the Indian Army. It is a Regiment carrying out ceremonial duties for the President of India. The Change of Guard ceremony is a military tradition whose …
About NPCI The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) was incorporated in 2008 as an umbrella organization for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India. It is an initiative of the RBI and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) under 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 compiled by S&P Global, a financial information and analytics business company. …
About CBI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) traces its origins to the Special Police Establishment, a Central Government Police force, which was set up in 1941 by the British to investigate bribery and corruption. In 1963, the Home Ministry …
What’s in the news? The Bombay High Court held that public sector banks cannot recommend or request the issuance of Look Out Circulars against loan defaulters and has set aside the provisions of the central government’s Office Memoranda that empowered …
Article 39 & 31C Article 39 of the Constitution lists certain directive principles of state policy, which are meant to be guiding principles for the enactment of laws, but are not directly enforceable in any court of law. Article 31C …