What’s in the news? “Retrofit of Air-conditioning to improve Indoor Air Quality for Safety and Efficiency” (RAISE) national programme has been launched to potentially alleviate the issue of bad air quality in workspaces across the nation and pioneer ways to …
About Hope mission of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is the Arab region’s first attempt to go interplanetary. The spacecraft will spend seven months trekking through deep space before slipping into orbit around Mars. From that point, Hope will spend …
About Rafale The Rafale is a twin-jet fighter aircraft able to operate from both an aircraft carrier and a shore base. Equipped with a wide range of weapons, the Rafale is designed to carry out air dominance, aerial reconnaissance, ground …
About Fast Track Procurement The fast track procedure (FTP) for buying weapon systems was introduced three years after the Kargil war in 2001 and it has been revised under Defence Procurement Procedure 2016. Fast Track Procedure is envisaged for meeting …
About NFRA National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) was constituted in 2018 under the Companies Act, 2013. NFRA is an independent regulator overseeing the auditing profession and is a part of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). It has taken over …
About National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF): National Disaster Response Fund is defined in Section 46 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (DM Act) as a fund managed by the Central Government for meeting the expenses for emergency response, relief and …
What is Char Dhaam Yatra? Char Dhams are the famous four holy places of Hindu Pilgrimages, which are nestled among the lofty peaks of Himalayas in Uttarakhand. This hindu pilgrimage Char Dham circuit consists of four sites located in Garhwal …
About Solar Orbiter is an international collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, to study the Sun. Solar Orbiter was launched to space aboard the US Atlas V 411 rocket from NASA’s spaceport in Cape Canaveral, Florida on …
What is Plea bargaining? Plea bargaining refers to a person charged with a criminal offence negotiating with the prosecution for a lesser punishment than what is provided in law by pleading guilty to a less serious offence. It primarily involves …
Context The Supreme Court recently upheld that the relaxations given to SC/ST extends to the disabled persons. About the case: The petitioner Aryan Raj who is intellectually challenged to the extent of 50 percent had applied for a diploma course …