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 the environment. India enacted …
Context: Over the past decade, hegemonic China has strengthened its economic and military ties with India’s neighbours in South Asia as part of its global expansionism, which could pose a challenge for India How does China exert its influence in …
Context India’s exports in April 2020 contracted by 60% year-on-year. The steep decline in world trade lays bare the significance of a more digitised trading environment, with minimal manual touch points. Upgradation, digitisation, automation Globally, digitisation of procedures and lower …
About: The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has launched the PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme to bring in new technology, apart from affordable credit to help small entrepreneurs penetrate new markets. The scheme will …
What is ITER? ITER (“The Way” in Latin), (originally the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor), is one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world today. ITER is an experimental tokamak fusion reactor facility under construction in Cadarache, France to …
What is Custodial Violence? The term custodial violence includes physical and mental torture inflicted upon a person in police custody. It is a crime against humanity and a violation of human rights. It includes death, rape and torture. Types of …
Since 2012, India’s domestic production of Crude oil fell year after year. This led to an increase in imports from 81.8% in 2012 to 87.6% in 2020. It fell by 7.1% in May 2020 compared to May 2019 production. …
Why in News? Statistics Day was celebrated on June 29, 2020 on the birth anniversary of Prof. P C Mahalanobis. The theme of Statistics Day, 2020 is SDG- 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) …
About Sree Narayana Guru was born in 1856 C.E. in the village of Chempazhanthi in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He became one of the greatest proponents and re-evaluators of Advaita Vedanta, the principle of non-duality put forward by Adi Shankara. He is …
Exotic species Exotic species, often referred to as alien, nonnative, nonindigenous, or introduced species, are those that occur in areas outside of their natural geographic range. The presence of an exotic species may have a significant effect on the local …