About Plankton crash A plankton crash is when a dramatic bloom of plankton in a pond is replaced by very few viable plankton. This can be caused by a lack of nutrients or CO2 Dead plankton can create large amounts …
About Rakhigari Rakhigarhi is situated in the Hisar district of Haryana, India. It lies in the Sarasvati-Ghaggar plain, which was once a major region of the Harappan civilization. Rakhigarhi is one of the largest Harappan sites, covering an area of …
About BRO The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is a road construction executive force in India that provides support to and is a part of the Indian Armed Forces. BRO develops and maintains road networks in India’s border areas and friendly …
Why in News? India delivered the first batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines as part of a $375 million deal signed by the two countries in 2022. History of Brahmos In the early 1980s, the Integrated Guided …
Context: There is scientific consensus that 2023 was the hottest year ever in the planet’s recorded history. The consequences of climate change, mostly mediated through global warming, adversely affect human, animal and plant health in several ways. Impacts: Direct effects …
Need for the Mission Cities accommodate ~31% of India’s current population and contribute 63% to the GDP (Census 2011). By 2030, urban areas are expected to accommodate 40% of India’s population and contribute 75% to the GDP. Population growth in …
About DigiLocker is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) under the Digital India programme. It is a secure cloud based platform for storage, sharing and verification of documents & certificates. Linked to both Aadhaar card …
What is the SCO? The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was built on the ‘Shanghai Five’ grouping of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which had come together in the post-Soviet era in 1996, in order to work on regional security, …
About The Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) was set up in 2014-15 to help regulate the price volatility of important agri-horticultural commodities like onion, potatoes, etc. Such goods will be procured directly from farmers or farmers’ organisations at the farm gate/mandi, …
About CPGRAMS Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) is an online platform available to the citizens 24×7 to lodge their grievances to the public authorities on any subject related to service delivery. Launched in 2007, it is a …