The recent flood of catastrophic dimensions have ravaged many states such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and others cities. This has cost huge loss to life and property in the country. It was in the year 2011 when the government formed a committee under Madhav Cargill to look on Western Ghats Ecology. see this WHAT […]
Why do our cities getting flooded so much? Read More »
Alma Ata declaration of 1978 emphasized on robust Primary Health Care to achieve the goal of “Health for All“ Primary Health Care centre are the first point of contact between the health provider and the rural people. Significance of Primary Health Care: Poor and rural people usually visit these Primary Health Care for any health-related issue.
Report on primary healthcare in India Read More »
After back to back disasters of Orissa summer cyclone ‘99, Gujarat earthquake ’01 and Tsunami of ‘D4 which killed thousands of people we finally felt the need of having a specialist response mechanism at the national level to effectively respond to disasters both natural and man-made. The Disaster Management Act, 2005 was thus enacted which
What is National Disaster Response force (NDRF) ? Read More »
Maoism or Naxalism is a serious threat to the internal security of India, the majority concentrated in landlocked forest areas. It is also known as “Leftwing Extremism”. Maoism objectives are:- To oppose ‘right’ government ideology To support the left ideology, especially of Marxist type, relating to violence. To broadcast themselves as custodian of rights of
Maosit insurgency in India Read More »
Recently, the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission has demanded the central and state government set down eligibility criteria cohabitation arrangements. Live-in Relationship Live-in relationship is defined as a living arrangement in which an unmarried couple lives together in a long-term relationship that resembles a marriage. Reasons to cohabit in such way includes that couples want
Do we need state regulation of live-in relationships? Read More »
Big states like the US, Russia, India and China are not members of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Until 2016, all the 9 situations which the ICC had been investigating were in African countries. Thus ICC is under very strong criticism from African nations. ICC is governed by an international treaty called Rome Statute (1998);
What is International Criminal Court? Read More »
India with 2nd largest population country has seen the fast-growing and influential economy. Meanwhile, India’s higher education has undergone rapid expansion in the past decades. on Qs world ranking in top-200 we have few renowned universities like IIT-B, ITT-D, IISC – Bangalore, IIT-M. Issues with Higher Education system;- With a population of 1.3 ton, we
Report on higher education in India Read More »
Recently Department of consumer affairs has published the draft e-commerce guidelines for consumer protection 2019 in the background of various bundles face by consumers through eCommerce. What is eCommerce? E–commerce refers to the buying and selling of goods and sources using the internet and transfer the money and data to execute this transaction. Do you
Importance of e-commerce sector in India Read More »
Land degradation means degradation occurs in dryland regions; it is known as desertification. In 2011-2013; India has approx. 96 million hectares of degraded land, which is around 29% of India’s total landmass. Causes of desertification Loss of vegetation cover Soil erosion Deforestation Excessive exploitation of groundwater Unsustainable farming practices. In India, water erosion is the
Desertification and land degradation in India Read More »
The same technology can be used to put a check on such activities, forex – Tools like machine learning, Artificial intelligence, block chain can be used to identify suspicious content and drop it down. ex – Turtles, Whatsapp have been using such features. Kerala’s Cyberdomo made uses the never cyber technology to keep a regular
What is cyber terrorism? Read More »
The ongoing trade was a conflict between US-China rose to the extreme with China weakening its currency in retaliation to US tariffs. Currency manipulation – intentionally weakening of one’s own country’s currency to impact another economy. Impact on Asian countries China an export-driven economy by reducing currency it opened further markets for other countries to
Is China manipulating its currency? Read More »
Corporate governance The rules, procedures and process that deals with the working of a corporate entity are known as corporate governance. It essentially involves working in the best interest of the company while balancing shareholders’ interests. Independent directors. According to Companies Act, 2013, as an independent director is a non-executive director of the company who
Why is corporate governance important? Read More »
Childhood obesity in medical term can be defined as “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that processes risks to health “childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. According to WHO, presently there are more than 50 million children suffering from obesity. Almost half of the obesity children live
Prevalance of childhood obesity in India Read More »
Border Security Force (BSF) is India’s 1st line of defense of one of the 7 central armed forces. It was raised is the watch of 1965 war for ensuring the security of borders of India. The task of BSF during peacetime. Promote a sense of security among people living in border areas. Prevent trans-border crimes.
Why is Border Security Force (BSF) important? Read More »
Parliament passed Consumer protection Bill 2019 recently to amend the Consumer Protection Act 1986. KEY FEATURES OF BILL; Definition of consumer: someone who buys any goods or services for consideration – not include the purchase of goods for RESALE. Six rights for Consumer including protection against hazardous goods, right to information right to access a
What is consumer protection bill 2019? Read More »
The government has passed dispute, Arbitration and conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2019. And new Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2019.”Arbitration” means setting the dispute, especially commercial dispute.outside the courts. Arbitration in India is governed by the Arbitration and conciliation Act, 1996which is now amended. India has a slow judicial system backlog of cases. Foreign companies used
What is Arbitration Council of India? Read More »
When in 1997, Hong Kong freed itself from the duchess of british empire,it was transferred to communist regime of China under one country two systems framework. Under this, Hong Kong can have its own administrative setups except for foreign affairs and military until 2047. However, it seems that these provisions have not quenched the thirst
Why is Hong Kong Protest important ? Read More »
Development Finance Institution (DFI) :- A DFI also known as a development bank or development finance company is a financial institution that provides risk capital for economic development project on non-commercial basis. Difference between DFI & Commercial Banks :- DFIS Commercial Bank Provide long term capital to productive sectors like infrastructure. Provide financial assistance or
What is Development Finance Institution? Read More »
As per the recent United Nations population report india is expected to replace China in terms of population by 2030. In this context, prime minister of india in his independence day speech called out the nation to curb the population explosion and measures to be taken. Flexibilty Rate and Child Sex Ratio : According to
Why is India’ fertility rate falling? Read More »
WTO is an international organization to handle world trade. Currently, there is a stall in the world trade due to the US-China war and move specifically of the withdrawal of developing nations tag from India and China by the USA. This is due to The USA alleges India and China Misusing developing nation tag Themselves
Do we need WTO or not ? Read More »
