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Why in the News? The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, which the government claimed would give an effective legal tool to combat maritime piracy, was just enacted by the Rajya Sabha. More than 90% of India’s trade is conducted by maritime channels, and more than 80% of the nation’s hydrocarbon needs were met via shipping. As a …
Read MoreWhy in the News? Recently, a pilot project for QR code tagging of cylinders has been undertaken by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) at some plants. Key points: Aim: The move is aimed at helping track the gas quantity in cylinders using this QR code. Furthermore, it will be relatively simple to locate stolen gas …
Read MoreWhy in the News? Recently, AMRUT Mission has been subsumed under AMRUT 2.0, which was launched on 01st October, 2021 and ongoing projects of AMRUT 1.0 will be funded with CA till 31st March, 2023. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme, which has been launched on 01 October, 2021 for the …
Read MoreWhy in the News? Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in collaboration with Ministry of Education (MoE) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has developed ‘The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP)’, a platform to provide internships to students and graduates in ULBs, Smart Cities, Parastatals of States/UTs. TULIP: TULIP is a …
Read MoreWhy in the News? Recently, the Prime Minister of India, along with fellow parliamentarians across party lines, enjoyed a lunch made of millets to raise awareness on millets. Millets About: Sorghum (jowar), pearl millet (bajra), foxtail millet (kangni/Italian millet), little millet (kutki), kodo millet, finger millet (ragi/mandua), proso millet (cheena/common millet), barnyard millet (sawa/ sanwa/jhangora), …
Read MoreWhy in the News? Recently, athlete P.T. Usha has been nominated as Rajya Sabha member and is now on the panel of Vice-Chairman of the House. About Article 80(1)(a) read with Article 80(3) of the Constitution of India provides that the President can nominate to Rajya Sabha, 12 persons having special knowledge, or practical experience …
Read MoreApproach Start your answer by briefly highlighting the data about violence against women. Discuss various factors and causes related to violence against women. Conclude by suggesting measures to curb violence against women. Introduction “Any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to …
Read MoreApproach Start your answer by briefly describing plate tectonic theory. Discuss various tectonic plates boundaries around the world. Conclude accordingly. Introduction A tectonic plate, also known as a lithospheric plate, is a substantial slab of solid rock with an uneven shape that is typically made up of both continental and oceanic lithosphere. The lithosphere is …
Read MoreApproach Start your answer by briefly describing moral conscience. Discuss the importance moral conscience have on ethical behavior. Conclude accordingly. Introduction The moral conscience is a person’s assessment of how a particular action should be ordered in relation to man’s ultimate goal based on the action, its outcome, and the situation. This information comes from …
Read MoreApproach Start your answer by briefly describing the status of prisons in India. Discuss human rights violations faced by prisoners in India. Discuss some measures to resolve these issues. Conclude accordingly. Introduction As per the Data released by the Prison Statistics India (PSI) 2021, there has been an increase of 7.7 lakh in the number …
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