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NATIONAL RECRUITMENT AGENCY With rising unemployment due to recent turn of events, India is pushing to fill the void created by covid-19 pandemic. From losing jobs to salary cuts, poor class has seen the worst. Post lockdown, people of different classes are now worried that will they get their livelihood back or not? Although economy […]
Avian Influenza (AI) or Bird Flu Avian Influenza (AI) or bird flu is a variety of influenza caused by virus adapted to birds. Most common of the virus is H5N1 strain which is detected globally. How it spreads the Infection? Lethal virus is easily transmitted within birds, highly contagious. Birds can shed avian influenza saliva, […]
What is Stubble Burning? Stubble burning refers to the practice of burning the kharif crop of paddy’s residue to prepare the field for the Rabi crop. Stubble burning has been a cause of severe air pollution in the month of September-October in Delhi NCR Region. Majority of the stubble burning takes place in the states […]
India and Nepal shares a border of 1850 kilometres India and Nepal have been close neighbours and shared unique friendship. Nepal shares a border of 1850 kilometres with five Indian states – Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand. The bedrock of the friendship lies in the Indo Nepal Treaty of peace and friendship of […]
Biggest ever decline in GDP in 24 years 1. As per the latest data released, what the actual scenario on GDP front ? The Indian economy has recorded the biggest decline in 24 years in the first quarter of FY 2020-21. According to the government data released on 31 Aug , the country’s economy declined […]
Nepali expansionist ambitions and why they are wrong. India and Nepal are natural partners India and Nepal are natural partners closely knit together by culture and geography. Both countries derive their understanding of the Indo-Nepal boundaries from the Treaty of Sugauli. Recently, both countries are facing a dispute which has arisen from different interpretations of […]
The Juvenile Justice system around the world is a mechanism to deal with the youngsters, below 18 years of age who have committed crime. In India, such children are addressed with ‘children in conflict with law’. Therefore, children who have not yet attained the age of 18 or the age of majority are tried under […]
Increasing Heat Waves: Extreme heat events, excessive rainfall, floods, droughts, etc. have become new normals today. Climate is changing at a faster pace, oceans are rising, lands becoming infertile and all because of us, the humans. One such event which adds to the woes of people in most places around the globe is increasing heat […]
History needs Re-Writing : Unity in diversity is what we say about our country, it’s not one-night process that emerged rather it is a long process of Indian history which itself is very diverse. There has been a lot of discussion in the last one year about the need for re-writing history as the history […]
Cyclone Amphan and Cyclone Nisarga: The North Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season is ongoing. Within a span of two weeks Indian coasts have already witnessed two cyclones – one on the Eastern Coast, that is in the Bay of Bengal and second on the Western Coast, in Arabian Sea. What are Tropical Cyclones? […]