Context: The deaths and destruction by landslides in Himachal Pradesh recently have led to much-needed attention on the Himalayan ecosystem. This article highlights the need for building resilience against geohazards caused by different causative factors like natural processes, environmental degradation …
About Indus Water Treaty (IWT) Signed in the year 1960 by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the then President of Pakistan, Ayub Khan, the Indus Water Treaty is an agreement brokered by the World Bank that was made to …
Context: This article highlights that the present commitments made by the developed world in terms of climate finance are absolutely insufficient and suggests measures in this regard. Issues surrounding climate finance Inadequate finance: At COP15 in 2009 (Copenhagen, Denmark), developed …
Context “The best way to foresee the future is to create it”. – Anonymous Innovation is the process of creating value by applying novel solutions to meaningful problems. It is about creating new applications for an invention or an …
UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention, 1972 The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage is an international agreement that was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in 1972. It is based on the premise that certain …
About KVIC The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is a statutory body created by an Act of Parliament. It came into existence in 1957. The KVIC took over the work of erstwhile All India Khadi and Village Industries Board. …
What’s in the news? ‘Operation Sajag’, a drill involving all stakeholders of the coastal security construct, was conducted by the Indian Coast Guard along the west coast recently. The drill facilitates revalidation of the coastal security mechanism and brings awareness …
What’s in the news? Gross Direct Tax collections for the Financial Year (FY) 2023-24, as of the 16th of this month, have registered a growth of 18.2 percent. The gross collection stands at nine lakh 87 thousand 61 crore rupees …
About Kalbelia dance is a traditional folk dance and an integral part of the cultural heritage of the Kalbelia tribe, a nomadic community residing in Rajasthan. It is recognized as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. The Kalbelia dance is …
Context The Parliament has passed the Mediation Bill, 2021, which aims to reduce the burden on courts by encouraging warring parties to resolve their own disputes with the assistance of trained mediators and mediations facilitated by authorised mediation institutions. Nearly …