Background: Foreign policy refers to a set of goals, objectives, principles, guidelines, policies, strategies, actions and decisions adopted by a state in its relations with other states to help it achieve its objectives and best self-interests. India’s foreign policy has …
About Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi is the apex body in the field of performing arts in India. It is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Culture. The Akademi was set up in 1953 for the preservation and …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is releasing the key results of the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) for the reference periods of April 2021 to March 2022 (ASUSE 2021-22) and October …
About Rat hole mining is a method of extracting coal from narrow, horizontal seams. This practice is prevalent in Meghalaya. The term “rat hole” refers to the narrow pits dug into the ground, typically just large enough for one …
What’s in the news? The Government of India has notified the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act which was passed in the Parliament in 2023. Key Provisions of the Act The Act empowers commanders-in-chief and officers-in-command of Inter-Services Organisations …
About Coal India occupies the second position globally in terms of coal production and possesses the fourth-largest estimated coal reserves. Given that 72% of the electricity in India is generated from coal, it becomes a very strategic sector for the …
Background In 2020, the Government of India opened the coal sector for commercial mining by private players. What is commercial mining? Commercial mining allows the private sector to mine coal commercially on a revenue-sharing model without placing any end-use restrictions. …
About Swadesh Darshan The Swadesh Darshan Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in 2014. It aims to develop theme-based tourist circuits in the country. These tourist circuits will be developed on the principles of high tourist value, competitiveness …
About The Sea of Azov is an inland shelf sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow Strait of Kerch, and is sometimes regarded as a northern extension of the Black Sea. Shelf sea is a …