About the programme Launched in 2018, the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) is one of the largest experiments on outcomes-focused governance in the world. The ADP is NITI Aayog’s flagship initiative to uplift those backward 117 districts that are lagging behind …
About NCPCR The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights is a statutory body established under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005. The commission works under the aegis of the Ministry of Women and Child development. NCPCR …
What is anti-defection? It is disqualification when a member of parliament or legislature chooses to join another party after being elected as some party. In 1985, the 52nd amendment act was passed by the Parliament to achieve this by introducing …
Seafloor spreading is a theory that oceanic crust forms along submarine mountain zones, known collectively as the mid-ocean ridge system, and spreads out laterally away from them. This idea played a pivotal role in the development of the theory of …
About World Earth Day The World Earth Day, also known as the International Mother Earth Day, is celebrated every year on April 22 under which countries across the globe come together to create more awareness about the dire need to …
Context Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman virtually interacted with several distinguished United States Universities to explore the opportunities of setting up foreign universities and institutions at GIFT City. About GIFT The City was conceptualised as an alternative to global financial hubs …
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 …
The term central bank digital currency (CBDC) refers to the virtual form of a fiat currency. A CBDC is an electronic record or digital token of a country’s official currency. As such, it is issued and regulated by the nation’s …
Why in News: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is aiming to carry out a landing experiment (LEX), a critical component of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) programme About the experiment RLV-LEX involves taking an unmanned, winged prototype to …