Background: Puducherry was merged with India in 1962 and the jurisdiction of the Madras High Court was extended to it. In 2017, the Puducherry legislature unanimously resolved to have its own High Court; subsequently it also passed a resolution seeking …
About Kaziranga National Park The Kaziranga national park is located in Assam and was formed in 1908 on the recommendation of Mary Curzon (wife of Lord Curzon), . The park is located on the edge of the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity …
Context: There is speculation in the media that New Delhi could soon invite Australia to join the Malabar naval exercises to be held later this year. This article explains that India’s plan for naval coalition building alone will not credibly …
About Manodarpan: Manodarpan initiative provides psycho- social support and counseling to students for their mental health and well being. Under the initiative, the Minister of Human Resource Development launched a toll-free national helpline number ( 8448440632), a website of Manodarpan …
About G20 Founded in 1999, the Group of Twenty (G20) is the premier forum for its members’ international economic cooperation and decision-making. The G20 brings together the leaders of both developed and developing countries from every continent. The G20 …
What is the National Population Register? The National Population Register (NPR) is a Register of usual residents of the country. It is a comprehensive identity database maintained by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of …
About the exercise Malabar began as a bilateral naval exercise between India and the U.S. in 1992, and was expanded into a trilateral format with the inclusion of Japan in 2015. Australia has been requesting for observer status in the …
What are they? Economic integration takes the form of the Preferential Trade Area, Free Trade Area, Customs Union, Common Market and Economic Union. A preferential trade area (PTA) is a trading bloc that gives preferential access to certain products from …
About European Union The European Union (EU) is a unique economic and political union between 27 EU countries. The United Kingdom, which had been a founding member of the EU, left the organization in 2020. The EU was created by …