Asian Development Bank (ADB) ADB is a multilateral development bank established in 1966. It is headquartered in Manila, Philippines The largest shareholders of ADB are- Japan (15.6%) ,United States (15.6%), China (6.4%), and India (6.3%) Objectives It aims to promote …
What’s in the news? Recently, the Supreme Court ruled that it can exercise its plenary power to do “complete justice” under Article 142(1) of the Constitution to dissolve a marriage on the ground that it had broken down irretrievably, without …
Law on Sedition (Section 124A) Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), deals with sedition. It was drafted by Thomas Babington Macaulay and included in the IPC in 1870. It states that ‘Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, …
About ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was founded in 1966 with the primary mission of fostering growth and cooperation among countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. It is headquartered in Manila, Philippines. At present, ADB comprises 68 members (including India)- …
About CEPA India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’ Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) was signed in 2022. CEPA covers goods, services and digital trade, among others, that will allow 90% of India’s exports a duty-free access to the Emirates. …
About The Declaration of Philadelphia is a statement of aims adopted by the International Labour Organization in 1944 and embodies basic principles of economic justice. It declares the following: that labour is not a commodity; that freedom of expression and …
About heat waves Qualitatively, heat wave is a condition of air temperature which becomes fatal to human body when exposed. Quantitatively, it is defined based on the temperature thresholds over a region in terms of actual temperature or its departure …
About Air Quality Index AQI is a number, which is a measure of air quality. The higher the AQI, the worse the air. The colour-coded AQI index was launched in India in 2014, and it helps the public and the …