Major Straits of the World – Part 2 Straits of Atlantic Ocean: Part 2 Hudson Strait Hudson Strait links the Atlantic Ocean and Labrador Sea to Hudson Bay in Canada. This strait lies between Baffin Island and Nunavik, with its eastern entrance marked by Cape […]
Major Straits of the World Part 1 A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. It may be formed by a fracture in an isthmus, it can also be caused by Tectonic shifts. If fractures in an isthmus […]
India is losing its cherished right to know #GS-02 Governance For Prelims Right to Information: Supreme Court in Raj Narain vs the State of Uttar Pradesh case 1976 held that Right to information will be treated as a fundamental right under article 19. The Supreme […]
PIB Analysis 24-11-22 MAARG Portal The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has launched a call for startup applications for registration on the MAARG portal, the National Mentorship Platform by Startup India. To further boost […]
Kuki-Chin Refugees #GS-03 Internal Security For Prelims: Who are the Kuki-Chin Refugees: They are an ethnic minority group in Bangladesh who have fled the armed conflict between Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the ethnic separatist group Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA). KNA is the armed […]
El Niño and La Niña #GS-01 Geography For Prelims: El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of what is known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. El Niño: El Nino means ‘little boy’ or ‘Christ child’ in Spanish. El Nino is a climate […]
Election Commission of India #GS-02 Governance For Prelims: Election Commission of India: The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional body responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India. It is responsible for administering elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and […]