Why in News? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved that 100% of the foodgrains and 20% of the sugar shall be mandatorily packed in diversified jute bags. Significance: The decision …
What’s in the news? NGO Pratham has released its latest Annual State of Education Report (ASER) survey conducted in September, the sixth month of school closures due to COVID-19 across the country. ASER is a nationwide survey of rural education …
What is a ‘sunset’ clause? Sunset clauses require that certain provisions or laws will cease to be effective from a predetermined date unless they are reauthorized. Sunset clauses have been frequently used in India in fiscal and tax laws, e.g., …
What’s in the news? Public Affairs Centre, a not-for-profit organisation, headed by former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Kasturirangan, has released its Public Affairs Index (PAI)-2020. In this annual report, States were ranked on governance performance based on …
Use Your Memory – Tony Buzan In our day-to-day life, it often happens that we forget things we need to remember and get frustrated. When it …
What is stubble burning? Stubble burning is the process of intentionally setting fire to the straw stubble that remains after grains, like paddy, wheat, etc., have been harvested, to remove them from the field to sow the next crop. This …
Why in the news? Due to year on year decrease in air quality of Delhi and NCR region, the central government has come up with an ordinance to establish a statutory body. The provisions of the ordinance shall apply to …
About RTI Act, 2005 Under the RTI Act, 2005, Public Authorities are required to make disclosures on various aspects of their structure and functioning. This includes: (i) disclosure on their organisation, functions, and structure, (ii) powers and duties of its …
About Hindu Mahasabha (Sarvadeshak Hindu Sabha) It started as an organization in 1915 by Veer Damodar Savarkar, Lala Lajpat Rai, Madan Mohan Malviya. Later it became a political party in 1933. The organisation was formed to protect the rights of …