Ethiopia Conflict Ethiopia’s Nobel Prize winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed recently started a military operation in the rebellious Tigray region in the country’s north. Abiy has said it would be a limited campaign focusing on the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the militia-cum-political party that runs the region. Who is TPLF? The TPLF was founded …
Article 32 Recently, a Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice of India observed that it is “trying to discourage” individuals from filing petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution. The observation came during the hearing of a petition seeking the release of journalist Siddique Kappan, who was arrested with three others while on their …
Everything about Fiscal Deficit What is it? Fiscal deficit is the gap between total expenditure and total income of the government. Unlike households, governments usually possess the ability to live beyond their means by either borrowing or printing money. The fiscal deficit can arise either due to revenue expenses overshooting income or increase in capital …
Lonar Lake, Sur Sarovar declared as Ramsar sites India has 41 wetlands, the highest in South Asia, with two more added to the list of recognised sites of international importance under the treaty of Ramsar Convention. The Lonar Lake in Maharashtra and Sur Sarovar, also known as Keetham Lake, in Agra, have been added to …
Draft Rules under the Code on Social Security 2020 Ministry of Labour & Employment has notified the draft rules under the Code on Social Security, 2020 inviting objections and suggestions, if any, from the stakeholders. Key Provisions Operationalization of provisions in the Code on Social Security, 2020 relating to Employees’ Provident Fund, Employees’ State Insurance …
What is the RCEP trade deal? The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a mega trade bloc comprising 15 countries led by China that recently came into existence. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed agreement between the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and its free trade agreement (FTA) …
QRSAM Missile System Achieves Major Milestone India’s Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system achieved a major milestone when it directly hit a pilotless target aircraft (PTA) at medium range and medium altitude. Launched from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore in Odisha. Capable of detecting and tracking targets on the …
