Statistics related to Tobacco consumption in India: In India, tobacco smoking is acknowledged to be a substantial risk factor for a variety of noncommunicable diseases. In India, there is a lot of tobacco abuse. In India, 28.6 percent of individuals over the age of 15 […]
What is MSP: The MSP is the rate at which the government buys crops from farmers, and it is based on a computation of at least one-and-a-half times the farmers’ cost of production. MSP stands for “minimum support price” for any crop that the government […]
Introduction: The shipping and aviation industries contribute considerably to most countries’ GDP, therefore ensuring economic growth and development is vital. Many countries throughout the world have already offered large finance packages for their national aviation industries, recognizing its importance. The Indian government has also announced […]
Prelims Specific Topic About: On the campus of the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitender Singh inaugurated the first open rock museum on Thursday, displaying various types of rocks gathered from various states with ages ranging from […]
About: It is located in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, in the eastern section of the state. The park covers about 30 square kilometers and includes numerous artificial and seasonal ponds. Keoladeo is home to a variety of migratory birds who use it as a […]
Background: Last year, the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was recently passed by Parliament. The 1988 SPG Act will be amended by the SPG Bill. The proposed revisions to the Special Protection Group (SPG) Bill are intended to lower the state’s financial burden of […]
Background: The Kerala government’s proposed ‘Silver Line’ project has received in-principle permission from the Ministry of Railways. The Project’s Background: It entails the construction of semi-high-speed railways between Kerala’s two corners. It stretches over 532 kilometers. The corridor will be constructed separate from the existing […]
Context: The Bihar chief minister wants the central government to reconsider its unwillingness to conduct a caste-based census, believing that such information would enable his government to devise more targeted policies for the most vulnerable among the OBCs. The Government of India, on the other […]