VIP Security in India Subject – Defence and Security Context – Women commandos to guard houses of Amit Shah, Gandhis Concept – This protection is informally called “VIP security”, and it is generally given only to someone who holds a position of consequence either in the government or in civil society. Certain individuals, by reason of positions they hold in […]
Forest Rights Act (FRA) Subject – Environment Context – The Forest Rights Act (FRA) has been in existence for 15 years Concept – History of forest laws In the colonial era, the British diverted abundant forest wealth of the nation to meet their economic needs. While procedure for settlement of rights was provided under statutes such as the Indian Forest Act, 1927, these were hardly […]
Kurumba Community Subject – Governance Context – The Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Ltd is run by the tribal people of the Nilgiris, with 1609 indigenous shareholders. Almost 90 percent of employees are tribal women. The farmer producer company that started as a small tribal collective has bagged this year’s UN Equator Prize. Concept […]
Indigenous breeds of Cattle Subject – Agriculture Context – Artificial Insemination Concept – Indigenous dairy breeds of cattle Name Origin Gir Originated in Gir forests of South Kathiawar in Gujarat. Red Sindhi This breed mostly found in Karachi and Hyderabad district of Pakistan. Sahiwal Originated in Montgomery district in present Pakistan Deoni Originated […]
Repo Rate Subject – Economy Context – ‘Policy support key to sustain recovery’ Concept – With Real interest rates (interest rate minus inflation rate) turning negative, and erosion in the returns of savers, a large section of bankers say the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI— scheduled to meet August 4-6 — […]
Life Expectancy Subject – Governance Context – Life expectancy reduced in 2020 after steady increase for 15 years: Study Concept – Life Expectancy is an estimate of the average number of additional years that a person of a given age can expect to live. Life expectancy, a widely used metric of mortality, is […]
Ozone Layer Subject – Environment Context – Ozone-destroying greenhouse gas emissions from China increased significantly: Study Concept – Emissions of industrially produced chlorocarbon, dichloromethane (CH2Cl2), increased in China from 2011-2019, a new study established. Short-lived halogenated substances (VSLS) such as dichloromethane have an atmospheric lifetime shorter than six months. Dichloromethane has been identified […]
Climate-smart Agriculture (CSA) Subject – Agriculture Context – As technologies and practices for better water management and climate-smart agriculture (CSA) improve in India, solar-based irrigation systems and direct-seeded rice are gaining momentum. Concept – Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach for transforming and reorienting agricultural production systems and food value chains so that […]
Orchids Subject – Environment Context – In Arunachal’s Sessa Orchid Sanctuary communities collaborate with forest officials to conserve orchids Concept – The Sessa Orchid Sanctuary, located in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, was the first, and until recently the only, protected area in the country dedicated to the preservation of naturally […]
The personal laws under Part III of the Indian Constitution Subject – Polity Context – A Bill proposing to increase the age of marriage for women, and ensuring harmony in the age limit across religions, was introduced in Lok Sabha Concept – Personal laws are a set of laws that govern and regulate […]