What’s in the news? The Union Cabinet has cleared the introduction of a bill to set up a Development Financial Institution (DFI) to finance long-term funds to infrastructure projects as well as for development needs of the country. The government …
The Prelims exam is the toughest stage to crack in the Civil Services Examination. While this has been attributed to the sheer number of eliminations, lately, the absolute uncertainty in the nature of questions asked in Prelims has also caused …
About The Indian Common Crow Butterfly is a common butterfly found from South Asia to Australia. It is one of the most common migrating butterfly species. Males and females in equal proportions have been seen to migrate. This species can …
About Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is one of the heaviest flying birds endemic to the Indian subcontinent. IUCN Status : Critically Endangered. Listed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and in Appendix I of CITES. The …
NEWS The productive dialogue and substantive joint statement of the summit show the significance of QUAD’s grouping CONTEXT The maiden Quadrilateral Security Dialogue summit of the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. on March 12 was a defining …
NEWS A recent judgment by Madras High Court highlights the need to reconsider POCSO’s absolutist approach to adolescent sexuality needs. BACKGROUND Recently, a single bench of the Madras High Court allowed a petition seeking to quash a case of kidnap, …
About MTP Act, 1971 The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 provides for the termination of certain pregnancies by registered Medical Practitioners. It is possible to get an abortion under the Act if pregnancy is under 20 weeks. However, it …
About the scheme Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER) is a Central Sector Scheme, a sub-mission under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It is implemented in …
About the scheme The Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) was launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It is an extended component of Soil Health Management (SHM) under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), National Mission on …
What’s in the news? Amid record-high fuel prices, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there is no proposal as of now to bring crude oil, petrol, diesel, jet fuel (ATF) and natural gas under the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Rising …