National Hydrology Project (NHP) – UPSC GS1
Objective is to improve ability to forecast floods and reduce vulnerability to recurring floods and droughts. Project: NHP was launched […]
Prelims
GS2
Legal Aid in India
Article 39A – State shall provide free legal aid to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to
GS2
Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014
The Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014 (SLAA) was introduced in the backdrop of the shortcomings in the law identified during
GS2
Labour Code : Social Security and Welfare
A draft has been released. It will provide social security cover to the entire workforce in the country, including self-employed
Prelims
Commodity Trading
A commodity market is a market that trades in primary rather than manufactured products. Soft commodities are agricultural products
Prelims
Biometrics
Metrics related to human characteristics – Physiological – face recognition, iris recognition, finger prints (oldest method), DNA, retina etc. Behavioral – gait, voice, typing
GS2
India as a Net Security Provider
A Net Security Provider is one that tackles its own security concerns by enhancing the mutual security of more than
GS2
Telephone tapping in India
The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 governs the use of wired and wireless telegraphy, telephones, radio and digital data communication.
GS2
National Health Policy 2017
National Health Policy 2017 is approved. It will replace the previous policy which was framed 15 years ago in 2002.
GS2
Fight Against Tuberculosis(TB)
Facts: TB is second only to HIV/AIDS as the greatest infectious killer disease worldwide India has the highest TB burden