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Mission Chandrayaan 07 Aug 2019 10 min read Why in News? On 22 July 2019, India launched Chandrayaan-2, its second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. It is a Lunar orbiter, lander, rover type mission. It is expected to do soft-landing on the Moon on 7 September, 2019. Chandrayaan-2 is…
India’s Industrial Policy 09 Aug 2019 15 min read Meaning Government action to influence the ownership & structure of the industry and its performance. It takes the form of paying subsidies or providing finance in other ways, or of regulation. It includes procedures, principles (i.e., the philosophy of a given economy), policies, rules and regulations,…
Public Distribution System 12 Aug 2019 15 min read Introduction The Public distribution system (PDS) is an Indian food Security System established under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution. PDS evolved as a system of management of scarcity through distribution of food grains at affordable prices. PDS is operated under the joint…
Marine Pollution 16 Aug 2019 9 min read The oceans cover over 70% of the globe. Its health, wellbeing of humanity and the living environment that sustains us all are inextricably linked. Yet neglect of ocean acidification, climate change, polluting activities and over-exploitation of marine resources have made oceans, one of the earth’s most threatened…
Nuclear Doctrine of India 23 Aug 2019 11 min read Why in News? Amidst heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, Defence Minister of India has recently said that the ‘no first use nuclear policy’ of India may change in the future. What is a Nuclear Doctrine? A nuclear doctrine states how a nuclear weapon state…
Money Laundering 28 Aug 2019 7 min read Why in news? The Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering, a regional affiliate of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has placed Pakistan in the “Enhanced Expedited Follow Up List (Blacklist)” for its failure to meet its standards. What is Money Laundering? Money laundering is concealing or…
Big Data 04 Sep 2019 8 min read What is Big Data? Big Data simply refers to a large amount of data which is of structured, semi-structured or unstructured nature. The data pool is so voluminous that it becomes difficult for an organization to manage and process it using traditional databases and software techniques. Therefore,…
Ocean Energy 09 Sep 2019 9 min read Why in News? Recently, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has declared Ocean Energy as renewable energy. Includes all forms of ocean energy such as tidal, wave, current, ocean thermal etc and makes them eligible for meeting the non-solar Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO). What is Ocean…
Desertification 13 Sep 2019 9 min read Why in the news? India is holding the 14th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP14) to the United Nations Convention to combat desertification. Recently, the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought was observed on June 17th. The theme for 2019 is ‘Let’s Grow the Future Together’…
Horticulture Sector in India 23 Sep 2019 10 min read Why in News? Recently, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare released the Third Advanced Estimate (2018-19) of Area and Production of various Horticulture Crops. As per the report, the total horticulture production in the country is estimated to be 313.85 million tonnes which is…