NEWS A balance needs to be struck between the government’s legitimate role and the police chief’s operational autonomy. CONTEXT Recently, Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh was removed from the post by the government. This event has put the spotlight …
CONTEXT India will soon join 15 other countries in the hydrogen club as it prepares to launch the National Hydrogen Energy Mission (NHEM). The global target is to produce 1.45 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2023. HYDROGEN Hydrogen does …
Civil Service is an Exam designed to test your analytical, reading/writing proficiency, reasoning, mental ability skills. The interesting fact to be presented is that many times, aspirants cannot clear the exam, even if they were toppers in their school/college. Some …
WHY IN NEWS? Leaders’ Climate Summit will be organised by the United States from April 22-23. In the light of this coming summit there has been a flurry of articles about suggestions that India should announce a ‘net-zero’ emissions target. …
NEWS Governments, both Centre and State, are resorting to the practice of ordinance which is a usurpation of legislative power by the executive. CONTEXT The central government has recently re-promulgated the ordinance that establishes a commission for air quality management …
What’s in the news? UNICEF and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (GDI) recently conducted a study titled “Gender bias and inclusion in advertising in India”. GDI is a non-profit research organization that researches gender representation in media …
About the Index Published every year since 2002 by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the World Press Freedom Index evaluates the press freedom situation in countries across the globe. RSF is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization with the stated aim …