Context Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has announced that 2023 was the warmest year since records began in 1850, beating the previous record of 2016. The announcement said temperatures in 2023 likely exceeded those of any year-long period in …
Definition: Fortification is the addition of key vitamins and minerals such as Iron, Iodine, Zinc, Vitamins A & D to staple foods such as rice, wheat, oil, milk and salt to improve their nutritional content. These nutrients may or may …
What is Article 131? Article 131 deals with the ‘original jurisdiction’ of the Supreme Court of India in any dispute that involves a ‘question of law or fact on which the existence of legal right depends’. Original jurisdiction refers to …
About the Act The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament in 2019. It amends the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The amendment act empowers the central government to designate an individual a “terrorist” if they …
What’s in the news? The inaugural edition of India-Saudi Arabia Joint Military Exercise ‘SADA TANSEEQ’ commenced at Mahajan, Rajasthan. Aim of the Exercise is to train troops of both sides for Joint Operations in Semi Desert terrain under Chapter VII …
About As per SEBI’s definition, “Hedge funds are unregistered private investment partnerships, funds or pools that may invest and trade in many different markets, strategies and instruments (including securities, non-securities and derivatives) and are not subject to the same regulatory …
What’s in the news? The United Nations has released a new report titled “World Economic Situation and Prospects Report 2024”. Highlights of the Report The report revised India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth estimate for the 2024 calendar year to …
Pre Exposure Prophylaxis PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is medicine people at risk for HIV take to prevent getting HIV from sex or injection drug use. PrEP can stop HIV from taking hold and spreading throughout your body. Antiretroviral Therapy Antiretroviral …
All stars form in nebulae, which are huge clouds of gas and dust. Though they shine for many thousands, and even millions of years, stars do not last forever. The changes that occur in a star over time and the …
About the scheme The initiative ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ was launched by the Government of India on 31st October, 2015 to commemorate the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel to revive a sense of ‘nationhood’. The Ministry of Education has …