Environmental Performance Index : Why India is ranked low?
Context: Out of the 180 countries assessed, India ranks low in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2018, slipping from rank […]
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GST : E-way Bills
What is E-way Bill? E-way bill is an electronic document (available to supplier / recipient / transporter) generated on the
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Disaster : Fire Incidents
Context: Three-storey building in Delhi’s Bawana industrial area was registered as a plastic factory but was used illegally as a
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Nirbhaya Fund – UPSC GS1
For basic info of Nirbhaya Fund, read Nirbhaya Fund from Prelims Notebook Funds unutilised: As per data released by the Home
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Mahamastakabhisheka
Mahamastakabhisheka Mahamasthakabhisheka is the head anointing ceremony is performed once in 12 years of 57 feet tall monolithic statue of
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Competition Commission of India (CCI)
Competition Commission of India is a body of the Government of India responsible for enforcing The Competition Act, 2002 throughout India and to
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Mercury Pollution – UPSC Prelims
Mercury pollution Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is found in air, water and soil. Exposure to mercury, even small amounts, may
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Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme
Ministry: Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) Aims to realize importance of innovation and technology for progress and development
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Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) : CACP is an expert body which recommend minimum support prices (MSPs) to
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Minimum Support Price Scheme
What is minimum support price? Minimum Support Prices is the price at which government purchases crops from the farmers irrespective