About NGT It is a statutory body established in 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act 2010. It is a specialized body equipped with the necessary expertise to handle environmental disputes involving multi-disciplinary issues. The Tribunal shall not be bound …
About Pulicat Lake It is the second-largest brackish water lake (saltwater lagoon) in the country located at the border of the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu on the Barricade Island of Sriharikota. The barrier island of Sriharikota separates …
About NDB The New Development Bank (NDB) was established by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries. It formally came into existence at the Ufa Summit (Russia) in 2015. It was established with the objective of financing …
What is PMI? Purchasing Managers’ Index is an economic indicator which indicates the business activity & economic health of both the manufacturing and service sectors. PMI of India is published by Japanese firm Nikkei but compiled and constructed by IHS …
Why in News? According to a UN report, Migratory Species are most Vulnerable to Plastic Pollution. Key Findings of the Report The report released by the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), focused …
What’s in the news? A new analysis of data from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and BirdLife International has highlighted the issue of decline of Birds of Prey despite a few high-profile conservation success stories. Birds …
What’s in the news? According to the data released by the National Statistical Office, the Indian economy grew at a record pace of 20.1 per cent in April-June 2021 compared with the corresponding period last year, when a national lockdown …
CONTEXT The 13th BRICS summit is set to be held this year, in September, in digital format under India’s chairmanship. BRICS BRICS is an acronym for the grouping of the world’s leading emerging economies- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South …
What is it? The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the register containing names of Indian citizens. NRC was prepared first in 1951 after the conduct of the Census of 1951. It is being updated and that too only in …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Defence has announced that the Indian Army will participate in Exercise ZAPAD, 2021, a Multi Nation exercise starting this week at Nizhniy, Russia. Exercise ZAPAD will focus primarily on operations against terrorists. Over …