Context: “We… do not have government by the majority. We have a government by the majority who participate.”- Thomas Jefferson Mandate of Election Commission of India (ECI): Ensuring that every Indian who is eligible to vote can do so must …
About Environment Impact Assessment The United Nations hosted its first Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, 1972 which resulted in the Stockholm Declaration of 1972. The declaration emphasizes to lessen air, land, and water pollution and human impact on …
About Agriculture Infrastructure Fund: Agriculture Infrastructure Fund aims to provide a medium – long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and financial support. Under the scheme, …
About the exercise Malabar began as a bilateral naval exercise between India and the U.S. in 1992, and was expanded into a trilateral format with the inclusion of Japan in 2015. Australia has been requesting for observer status in the …
Who are Rohingya? Rohingya are an ethnic group, largely comprising Muslims, who predominantly live in the Western Myanmar province of Rakhine. They speak a dialect of Bengali, as opposed to the commonly spoken Burmese language. Though they have been living …
Life Cycle of a Star Stars are formed in clouds of gas and dust, known as nebulae. Nuclear reactions at the centre (or core) of stars provide enough energy to make them shine brightly for many years. The …
What is herd immunity? Herd immunity is the indirect protection from a contagious infectious disease that happens when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous infection. This means that even people who aren’t vaccinated, or …
Recently, the talks between the representatives of India & China has reflected the move to de-escalate the situation in Galwan valley which shows a sign of relief. There has been some sort of political understanding between both the countries to …
About: Namami Gange Programme is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved as a ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Union Government in 2014 to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution and conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga. It is …
We have been listening to the term patrolling point in the news since the India-China stand-off. Let us understand more about them. Line of Actual Control The LAC is the border that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory. India considers …