Air Quality is measured using a metric called Air Quality Index (AQI). AQI will display the changes in air pollution in the atmosphere. Clean... View Article
Startup India was a campaign that was first addressed by the PM Narendra Modi on 15th August 2015 at Red Fort, New Delhi. This campaign was... View Article
Concept: South China Sea issues Topic: IR, Paper III Category: Trade, IR, China, Asia Related News: IE, Jan 15 CNA mentions:Â (Jan 15) South... View Article
In a bid to bring major reforms in the international trading system and trading prospects of the developing nations, the Doha Round was launched... View Article
Indonesia is a transcontinental country located between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. India has a long-standing relationship with... View Article
Inflation targeting is basically a monetary policy system wherein the central bank of a country (RBI in India) has a specific target inflation... View Article
Whale beaching, more accurately called Cetacean Stranding is the phenomenon in which cetaceans strand themselves on land (generally beaches).... View Article
The National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013, which was passed on July 5, 2013, represents a paradigm shift in the aspect of food security, moving... View Article
POWERGRID or the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. is a publicly-traded company which is an enterprise of the Government of India. Public... View Article
Every year about 180 IAS officers are recruited into the civil service by the Government. Almost every aspirant professes a dream to serve the... View Article
As per Global Liveability Index rankings released in 2019, by Economic Intelligence Unit, two major cities of India Delhi and Mumbai, found... View Article
Judicial overreach is a term commonly used when the judiciary seems to have overstepped its mandate. As IAS aspirants, it is important to... View Article
Table of Contents: A. GS1 Related: B. GS2 Related: 1. My visit aimed at enhancing ties with Africa: Modi 2. PM’s Africa trip: Concessional loans,... View Article
‘Forex reserves’ is an important term in economics and its understanding is necessary to understand how an economy functions with respect to... View Article
Concept: Transfer Pricing; Black Money; Tax-Evasion & Tax-Avoidance Topic: Economy Category: Black Money Related News: Hindu, Jan 11 CNA... View Article
Mangroves are a special type of vegetation. And they are found in the intertidal regions where freshwater and saltwater intermixes, in the bays,... View Article
DBT-Related Update: With the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020, the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is in the news as it strikes a chord with the... View Article
The Satyam Computer Services scandal took place in 2009 when the company’s then-chairman Ramalingam Raju resigned and confessed to having... View Article
Venture Capital (VC) industry has 4 main entities, which are mentioned below Entrepreneurs who need funding Investors with an objective of... View Article
Table of Contents: A. GS1 Related: B. GS2 Related: 1. Hungary welcomes Brexit-hit Indian firms 2. Cabinet gives ‘in-principle’ nod to set up port... View Article