How is citizenship acquired in India? In India, citizenship is regulated by the Citizenship Act, 1955. The Act specifies that citizenship may be acquired in India through five methods – by birth in India, by descent, through registration, by naturalisation …
What is TB? Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is an ancient disease and has been documented to have existed in Egypt as early as 3000 BC. TB most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary …
Context: Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto recently declared winner of the 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the highest international award in the field, which is sometimes referred to as the “Architecture Nobel”. The Nobel of Architecture The Pritzker Architecture Prize was instituted …
Context: The Lok Sabha passed the Water(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2024 in February 2024. The legislation makes important changes to the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 …
About Jal Jeevan Mission Launched in 2019, the chief objective of the Mission is to provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024 and thereby ensuring potable water supply in adequate quantity i.e. @ 55 lpcd …