Ocean of Knowledge
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…
Animal Rearing 30 Sep 2019 8 min read Why in News? Recently, the Prime Minister launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme, to control and eradicate the Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis amongst the livestock in the country, at Mathura. National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) The following are the aims of NADCP…
Poverty Estimation in India 10 Oct 2019 21 min read According to recent reports, more than a quarter of the population living in rural areas of India is below the poverty line. Out of the total population living in the rural parts of India, 25.7% is living below the poverty line whereas in the urban…
UN Climate Action Summit 2019 14 Oct 2019 10 min read Recently, the UN Secretary-General called all the member states at the UN Climate Action Summit 2019 held in New York, US. The summit expects members states to lay realistic plans to enhance their contributions to climate change mitigation. The Paris climate deal provides a…