About BRICS BRICS brings together five major emerging economies- China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa. It comprises 43% of the world population, having 30% of the world GDP and a 17% share in world trade. The grouping was formalised …
What is it? Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation program, better known as SVEEP, is the flagship program of the Election Commission of India for voter education, spreading voter awareness and promoting voter literacy in India. Since 2009, the Election …
What’s in the news? India is set to sign the largest-ever infrastructure project in the Maldives known as the Greater Malé Connectivity Project (GMCP). GMCP is not only the biggest project India is doing in the Maldives but also the …
About Global Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CATS) status Launched in 2013, CATS is a conservation tool that sets minimum standards to manage target species, and encourages assessments to benchmark progress. Tigers are the first species selected for the initiative. CATS …
About Sambhar Lake Sambhar Lake is the country’s largest inland saline water body situated 80 km south-west of Jaipur in Rajasthan. The 230 sq.km. shallow, elliptical wetland straddles the districts of Jaipur, Nagaur and Ajmer. The water is fed to …
About the Campaign The disposal of waste water and clogging of waterbodies in the villages or on the outskirts of the villages remain one of the major problems. The Jal Shakti Ministry has launched “SUJALAM”, a 100 days campaign as …
What is CSR? Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a business philosophy that dictates that companies around the globe should deviate from the narrow path of chasing only financial gains and wealth buildup and embark on a journey of sustainable development. …
What’s in the news? Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) is an arrangement for the price to be paid to sugarcane farmers by the Sugar Mills and is announced each year by the Centre, on the advice of Commission for Agricultural …
What is the e-Shram portal? The government has unveiled the e-shram portal which aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors and domestic workers, among others. The workers will be issued an e-Shram …
CONTEXT Recently the voices for a fresh caste census are getting louder in the country after the Bihar Chief Minister led a delegation of 10 political parties of the State to meet the Prime Minister. No political party in the …