Context This article discusses the right steps towards prevention to beat Non Communicable Diseases and propel India to its full potential. NCDs and the Economic Burden Over the past three decades, NCDs have become the leading cause of death and …
Context According to a study published recently in the journal PLoS ONE, an estimated 170 trillion plastic particles weighing about 2 million metric tons are currently afloat in the oceans across the world. The study cautions that if no urgent …
What’s in the news? Two United States Senators have introduced a resolution in the upper chamber of Congress reiterating that the US recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and India in Arunachal Pradesh. The resolution reaffirms …
About C3S The Copernicus Climate Change Service (abbreviated as C3S) is one of the six thematic services provided by the European Union’s Copernicus Programme. Copernicus is the European Union’s Earth Observation Programme. It consists of a complex set of systems …
About AWBI The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) is a statutory advisory body on Animal Welfare Laws and promotes animal welfare in the country. Established in 1962 under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, AWBI was started …
Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 According to the Act, a fugitive economic offender is an individual who has committed specified economic offences involving an amount of Rs 100 crore or more and has absconded from India or refused to come …
What’s in the news? The India France Business Summit, commemorating 25 years of India-France Friendship, is set to be held on the 11th of April 2023. The Summit will focus on themes including building a green future, emerging technologies, defence …
Context Prime Minister of India addressed the inauguration Session of Commemoration of 50 years of Project Tiger in Mysuru. Project Tiger: The Government of India has taken a pioneering initiative for conserving its national animal, the tiger, by launching the …
About DigiLocker DigiLocker is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY). Linked to both Aadhaar card and cellphone numbers, DigiLocker eliminates the use of physical documents as part of the government’s Digital India drive, since all …
About The Union Cabinet has approved the Centrally Sponsored Scheme – “Vibrant Villages Programme” (VVP) – which aims at comprehensive development of villages of blocks on the northern border to improve the quality of life of people living in identified …