Why in the News? In 2020, the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) spacecraft briefly touched asteroid Bennu, from where it collected samples of dust and pebbles. From May 2021, OSIRIS-REx will depart from asteroid Bennu, and …
CONTEXT The year 2021 marks 30 years of the landmark economic reforms that permanently altered the production and distribution structures of the Indian economy. Swayed by the success of the 1991 reforms, there has been a growing tumult from economic …
About Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, (FCRA), 2010 The FCRA 2010 regulates the acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution by individuals, associations and companies. Foreign contribution is the donation or transfer of any currency, security or article (of beyond a specified …
CONTEXT The novel coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the use of digital technologies in India, even for essential services such as health and education. But the data shows that automated decision-making tools have exacerbated the inequalities, especially by raising the barrier …
Why in News? NASA’s spacecraft, OSIRIS-REx which scientists believe has collected samples from asteroid Bennu, began its two-year journey back to Earth. About the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx is NASA’s first mission to visit a near-Earth asteroid, survey its surface and collect …
About Mountain Bongos The mountain bongo is a critically endangered subspecies of the bongo, one of the largest forest antelopes, with a reddish-brown coat, with black, white and yellow-white markings. This antelope is the largest, heaviest, and most colorful African …
About COP26 The UK along with Italy is about to conduct the Conference of Parties (CoP) 26th meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at Glasgow. The COP is the apex decision-making body of the UNFCCC. …
Key Provisions of the Act The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 addresses the issue of workplace sexual harassment faced by women in private institutions and government organisations. The act superseded Vishakha Guidelines laid …
About Financial Action Task Force (FATF) It is an intergovernmental organization that designs and promotes policies and standards to combat financial crime. Recommendations of the FATF target Money laundering Terrorist financing Other threats to the global financial system The FATF …