Context This article highlights the positives of AI adoption and its adverse economic impact as well. About Artificial Intelligence (AI): It refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their …
About IFSC An International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) is a jurisdiction that provides world class financial services to non-residents and residents in a currency other than the domestic currency (Indian Rupee) of the location where the IFSC is located. Services …
What is Global Minimum Tax? A global minimum tax is a proposal to impose a minimum rate of taxation on corporate income in most countries of the world by international agreement. In 2021, 136 countries and jurisdictions agreed to a …
Introduction The government has unveiled its new Foreign Trade Policy 2023 (FTP 2023) which came into force on 1 April. The previous policy, launched in 2015, had to be extended several times due to the pandemic and geo-political developments. Key …
Context Excessive groundwater extraction is triggering land subsidence in the Indo – Gangetic plain. Land subsidence Land subsidence refers to the gradual sinking or settling of the Earth’s surface, often caused by the removal of groundwater, the extraction of minerals, …
Context Himalayan glaciers have been disappearing 65% faster since 2010 which could drastically reduce water flows in the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra. Third pole The Third Pole, also known as the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalayan system refers to the region of the …
Context India has been the largest producer of millets globally. Three varieties of millet, viz., pearl millet (bajra), sorghum (jowar), and finger millet (ragi), constitute the largest share of India’s total millet production. Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, …
Context Dryland farming refers to the cultivation of crops under natural rainfall conditions without or very scanty irrigation. Dryland areas are characterised by low rainfall within a range of 375 mm to 1125 mm, which are unevenly distributed, highly erratic, …
About the human shield effect In recent decades, increasing urbanization has led to ever more non-domesticated animals living in closer proximity to humans. Mesopredators, which include medium-sized carnivorous species, tend to move into human-dominated areas to avoid predation by larger …