About PLFS In India, the National Statistical Office (NSO) has been quinquennially (over a period of five years) collecting data on employment and unemployment but from 2017 onwards, the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) was launched by the NSO to …
What’s in the news? The Supreme Court has held that viewing in private, downloading, storing, possessing, distributing or displaying pornographic acts involving children attract criminal liability under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and the Information Technology …
About Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) is a fee charged from merchants or business owners when they receive payments from customers via digital methods such as credit and debit cards. MDR compensates the bank issuing the card, the bank which …
About AFSPA Passed in 1958 for the North-East and in 1990 for Jammu & Kashmir, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) gives armed forces special powers to control “disturbed areas”, which are designated by the government when it is …
About The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) was launched in Tokyo (Japan) by the US and other Indo-Pacific countries in 2022. IPEF aims to strengthen economic engagement and cooperation among partner countries with the goal of advancing growth, economic …
What is Cervical Cancer? It is a type of cancer that develops in the cells of the cervix — the lowermost part of the uterus. Cervical cancer is caused by chronic infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), which is a sexually …
About GST Council Goods & Services Tax Council is a constitutional body under Article 279A of the amended Constitution, for making recommendations to the Union and State Government on issues related to Goods and Service Tax. The Council was introduced …
About Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial global team competition organized by FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs), the global governing body for chess. It brings together teams from countries around the world to compete for the title of …
Quad grouping The grouping of four democracies – India, Australia, US and Japan – known as the quadrilateral security dialogue or quad, was first mooted by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2007. Quad was revived in 2017. The …