What’s in the news? India is set to embark on its maiden winter expedition to the Arctic, making it the first Asian nation to stay at the northernmost polar region throughout the year. Since 2008, India operates a research base …
Context: The European Union(EU)’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) policy intends to tax carbon-intensive products coming into the EU from 2026. There is a concern that this mechanism could have serious implications on the Indian Manufacturing sector. Carbon Border Adjustment …
Context: The Director of Tata Memorial Hospital(TMH), India’s largest Cancer treatment centre, expects the incidence of cancer to double, from 13 lakhs to 26 lakhs annually in the next decade. Growth in the number of specialists handling cancer cases cannot …
Context: The increasing pendency, paperwork and red tape in Indian civil courts are already dissuading parties from using traditional dispute resolution methods. Such a situation provides room for Structured Negotiations through which defaulting parties can avoid the high costs and …
What is Project 15B? Between 2014 and 2016, the Indian Navy commissioned three guided missile destroyers of Kolkata class under a project codenamed ‘15A’. The Kolkata class included INS Kolkata, INS Kochi and INS Chennai. A ship class signifies a …
What’s in the news? The maiden edition of Inland Waterways Development Council (IWDC) in Kolkata recently. The establishment of the IWDC in 2023 underscores the Government of India’s commitment to comprehensively developing inland waterways and the associated Inland Water Transport …
About Financial Intelligence Unit – India was set by the Government of India in 2004 as the central national agency responsible for receiving, processing, analyzing and disseminating information relating to suspect financial transactions. FIU-IND is also responsible for coordinating and …
About CZA The Central Zoo Authority is a statutory body established in 1992 under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. for establishment of the Central Zoo Authority in India. Accordingly, the Central Zoo Authority was established as a statutory body under …
About the scheme The ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive’ (PRASHAD) was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in the year 2014-15 with the objective of integrated development of identified pilgrimage and heritage destinations. It is …