About NTCA National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). It performs functions as provided in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. It is chaired by the Minister in charge of …
What’s in the news? The government has unveiled a four-year National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) worth an estimated Rs 6 lakh crore. It aims to unlock value in brownfield projects (where investments have already been made) by engaging the private sector, …
What are they? They’re mostly used to carry out a variety of naval operations, such as finding and destroying enemy submarines and huge surface ships. The frigate supports naval forces during air, surface and sub-surface missions. Krivak-III class frigates will …
Why in News: The Quad countries — India, the U.S., Australia and Japan — is set to conduct the next edition of the Malabar naval exercise off the coast of Guam. Indian stealth frigate INS Shivalik and anti-submarine warfare corvette …
What are SPRs? Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) are huge stockpiles of crude oil stored in the underground rock caverns (considered safest for storage of Hydrocarbons) to tackle emergency situations and allow a country to tide over short-term supply disruptions. They …
CONTEXT The rapid spread of COVID-19 has severely tested primary healthcare systems, which perform multiple functions, across the world. Maternal healthcare services, immunisation, health surveillance, and the screening and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have all been severely disrupted. WHAT …
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is one such exam that can completely change your life and at the same time absolve all of your past academic blackmarks. I would always tell my students that becoming a civil servant is a …
About IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership union composed of both government and civil society organisations. IUCN has observer and consultative status at the United Nations. As the first global environmental union, it brought …
Competition Act, 2002 The Competition Act, 2002, as amended by the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007, prohibits anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position by enterprises and regulates combinations (acquisition, acquiring of control and Mergers and acquisitions), which causes or likely to …