NEWS Anti defection law has reduced legislators to being accountable primarily to the party and failed to preserve the stability of governments. CONTEXT The events in Puducherry (resignation by four ruling party MLAs) have again highlighted the absurdity of the …
Why in News? A kangaroo painting created over 17,000 years ago by Aboriginal artists has been identified as Australia’s oldest intact rock art. Aborigines Aboriginal culture dates back as far as between 60,000 to 80,000 years. This is when Aborigine’s …
Why in News? Google and Intel have teamed to develop cloud-based solutions for communication service providers to accelerate their deployment of 5G and network edge solutions. About the initiative Google said that partnering across the telecommunications stack will help it …
Why in News? The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is planning to take the help of the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) for airline mapping of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshwadeep to get a better picture …
What’s in the news? According to the latest GDP estimates released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), India’s economy resurfaced to growth territory in the third quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 (October-to-December), clocking a 0.4% rise in the gross …
What is postal voting? In this facility, a voter can cast her vote remotely by recording her preference on the ballot paper and sending it back to the election officer before counting. A restricted set of voters can exercise postal …
About PRAGATI PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation) is a multi-purpose and multi-modal platform launched in 2015 by the Prime Minister’s office (PMO). It is aimed at addressing common man’s grievances and simultaneously monitoring and reviewing important programmes and projects …
About APEDA The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act,1985. The Authority replaced the Processed Food Export Promotion Council (PFEPC). …
NEWS Speaking on the increase in petrol and diesel prices, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said the middle class would not have been burdened if the previous governments had focused on reducing India’s energy import dependence. He also emphasised the …
Why in the news? Chandigarh became the first UT in the country to launch ‘Carbon Watch’ mobile application to assess the carbon footprint of an individual. The app has been rolled out by the Department of Environment and Forest of …