About the census It is a comprehensive database of ponds, tanks, lakes, and reservoirs in the country. The census was conducted in 2018-19, and enumerated more than 2.4 million water bodies across all states and Union Territories. The objective of …
About Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of waves, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts of storms. According to …
What’s in the news? The Union Health Ministry has launched a learning management information system SAKSHAM, Stimulating Advanced Knowledge for Sustainable Health Management. SAKSHAM is a platform for providing online training and medical education to all health professionals in the …
About SBM The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) was launched in 2014 to fulfil the vision of a cleaner India by 2 October 2019, as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary. The campaign is one of the …
What is Money laundering? Money laundering refers to a financial transaction scheme that aims to conceal the identity, source, and destination of illicitly-obtained money. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, money laundering is a process which …
About SCO Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation established in 2001. It’s a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region. Prior to the creation of SCO in …
Context: India’s assumption of the presidency of the G20 in 2023 forming the G20 troika with Indonesia and Brazil, marks the first time that the troika has been constituted solely by members from Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), which should …