About IAEA The International Atomic Energy Agency is the world’s central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field. Widely known as the world’s “Atoms for Peace and Development” organization, IAEA works for the safe, secure and …
Context Recently, the Supreme Court observed that economic criterion cannot be the sole basis for identifying the ‘creamy layer’ of a backward class, and that other factors like social advancement, education, employment, too, matter. The judgment came on a writ …
Context Recently, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP), which is expected to fetch around ₹5.96 lakh crore to the government. Following through on the Budget’s plan to monetise public assets to fund fresh capital expenditure on …
Context The 105th Constitution Amendment was notified recently after it received the assent of President Ramnath Kovind. It is aimed at restoring to the States their power to identify socially and educationally backward classes. The Amendment became necessary to undo …
Why in News: The Indian Coast Guard Ship Vigraha was commissioned by the Minister for Defence at a programme held in Chennai. What are the functions of Vigraha ICGS Vigraha can carry one twin-engine helicopter and four high-speed boats for …
Why in News: A rare merging of three supermassive black holes has been spotted by a team of astrophysicists in India. What is a blackhole A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even …
Why in the news? The central government has notified the Drone Rules 2021, a much more liberalised regime for unmanned aircraft systems than what existed previously. Under the new rules, several requirements and approvals have been abolished and this is …
About the Scheme In 2014, the government launched Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) to bring about comprehensive financial inclusion in the country. PMJDY envisages universal access to banking facilities with at least one basic banking account for ‘every adult’, …
What is it? It is an air defence missile system developed by Russia, which integrates a multifunction radar, autonomous detection and targeting systems, anti-aircraft missile systems, launchers, and command and control centre. It is essentially one of the best Modern …
What are Eco-Sensitive Zones ? As a general principle, land falling within 10 kms of the boundaries of the National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries are categorised as Eco-Fragile Zones or Eco-sensitive Zones. They are declared under the Environment Protection Act, …