About the Act The Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is a people-centric law for forests, which recognises the rights of forest- dwelling communities to use and manage forest resources. With more than 150 …
About the Scheme The PAHAL (DBTL) scheme aims to reduce diversion and eliminate duplicate or bogus LPG connections. The scheme was earlier launched in 2013 and was modified in 2015. Under the scheme, LPG cylinders are sold at market rates …
About the report The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) works to identify and draw attention to emerging issues of environmental concern. The Frontiers’ report continues to advance this work, signaling environmental issues and solutions for effective and timely responses. It is …
Why in News: A corner-shot weapon system (CSWS) designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is at an advanced stage of being inducted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Jammu and Kashmir police. …
What’s in the news? Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has unveiled the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). India-UAE CEPA was signed on 18 February 2022 in New Delhi during …
What’s in the news? The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) for another six months till September 2022. This will be the sixth phase of PM-GKAY. The Phase-V …
Context Recently, the value of India’s outbound shipments in the financial year 2021-22 hit $400 billion, the highest ever. By the time the year closes on March 31, another $10 billion worth of goods is expected to be shipped out. …
What’s in the news? The University Grants Commission (UGC) has made it mandatory for all 45 Central universities to admit students to undergraduate programmes from 2022-23 based on scores obtained in the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by the …
Why in News: Given its successive abstentions during votes on Ukraine in the UN Security Council and elsewhere, India has attracted criticism citing “realpolitik” by critics. Russia provides 60-70 percent of India’s military weaponry. Any disruption in supplies might have …
What are hypersonic weapons They are manoeuvrable weapons that can fly at speeds of at least Mach 5, five times the speed of sound. The speed of sound is Mach 1, and speeds above Mach I are supersonic and speeds …