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 …
About UNGA United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN. It is one of the six principal organs which make up the UN. All 193 Member States of the UN are represented …
What is PMI? Purchasing Managers’ Index is an economic indicator which indicates the business activity & economic health of both the manufacturing and service sectors. PMI of India is published by Japanese firm Nikkei but compiled and constructed by IHS …
Steps Taken to Deal with Cyber Crime and Cyber Security The Government has launched the online cybercrime reporting portal, www.cybercrime.gov.in to enable complainants to report complaints pertaining to Child Pornography/Child Sexual Abuse Material, rape/gang rape imageries or sexually explicit content. …