Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) It is located in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, present at the tri-juncture of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It plays an unique role by forming part of the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve, the first Biosphere …
What is Malabar Exercise? It is a multilateral naval exercise that includes simulated war games and combat manoeuvres. It started in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between the Indian and US navies. Japan joined in 2015. Why in News? Phase …
Why in News? Odisha Space Application Centre (OSAC) has proposed to help law enforcement agencies detect drug cultivation activity using remote sensing and artificial intelligence technologies. More about the proposal High resolution satellite imagery can be used for detecting cultivation …
About NDC The National Defence College (NDC), located in New Delhi, is the highest seat of strategic learning for officers of the Indian Armed Forces and the Civil Services of India. The aim of National Defence College is to equip …
Dumping and Anti-dumping duties Dumping is the practice of selling a product in a foreign market at an unfairly low price (a price that is lower than the cost in the home market, or which is lower than the cost …
What is a cold wave? Wind chill factor is taken into account while declaring the cold wave situation. Wind chill factor is a measure of the rate of heat loss from skin that is exposed to the air. The wind …
National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) This statutory body is constituted under Wildlife Protection Act (WLPA), 1972. It is chaired by the Prime Minister and reviews all wildlife related matters. The NBWL has 47 members including the chairperson. Among these, 19 …
Context The Code on Social Security Bill, 2020, for the first time in Indian law, attempted to define ‘platform work’ outside of the traditional employment category. What are Platform works? According to Code on Social Security Bill,2020 Platform work means …
Background In May 2020, as a part of the announcements made under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the Central government announced that it would allow commercial mining in the coal sector. What is commercial mining? Commercial mining allows the private sector …
About PMEGP Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) is a central sector scheme administered by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises since 2008-09. It is a major credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at assisting first generation entrepreneurs for setting …