About Baobab trees are tall and uniquely-shaped deciduous trees which are famously spotted on the island of Madagascar. The trees belong to the genus Adansonia, which comprises eight distinct species: Adansonia digitata found in continental Africa, Adansonia gregorii in Northwestern …
About Recognised political parties have been allowed to freely use state-owned television and radio during polls since the 1998 Lok Sabha elections. The Election Commission of India decides how much time each recognised national and state party will be allotted …
Context According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the world will have to increase its food production by 60 per cent by 2050 to feed an ever-increasing population. For this, soil health becomes vital. Soil and its components Soil, …
Context A recent UN report revealed that in the near future an increase in water demand will be generated not by an increasing population, but by economic growth. Water Scarcity Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to …
About A sickout essentially involves organising a large number of workers with grievances and getting them to take coordinated leaves on the pretext of being unwell, usually at the eleventh hour, giving the management hardly any time to respond effectively …
About Polling Station is a place where the voter goes to cast his/her vote. A polling station may have one or more polling booths. It is the nerve centre and the beating heart of the election process. How are polling …
What’s in the news? Three Indian literary works, Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayaloka-Locana, were added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register during the tenth meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP), …
Definition: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a set of techniques for resolving disputes outside of traditional court litigation, including methods like mediation, arbitration, and negotiation, which aim to achieve amicable settlements efficiently and cost-effectively with or without the involvement of …
Context Sacred groves are small forest patches conserved by local people through religious beliefs, traditional sentiments, and taboos and are repositories of many threatened species; they are popularly called living biological heritage sites as they contain rich diversity. The existence …