Why in news? The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released a draft Extended Producer Responsibility(EPR) policy for the management of Plastic waste in India on October 6, 2021. What is it? Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)- EPR is a policy under which producers are given a vital responsibility – financial and/or physical for the …
Why in news ? The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued proposed changes in the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to bring significant changes to forest conservation in India. What is it? Forest Conservation Act 1980 The Forest (Conservation) Act of 1980 (FCA, 1980) is an act by the Parliament of …
Why in news ? According to National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5, there are negligible gains in nutritional outcomes among under-5 children. There has been slow progress in reducing under nutrition, wasting and stunting. National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 Even now 35.5% of under-five children are stunted, 19.3% are wasted and 32% are underweight. Though institutional delivery …
Why in news ? After the recent killings of 14 civilians in Mon district of Nagaland, the state government has demanded the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958. A group of daily wage workers who were returning to their village were killed by security forces, reportedly after information that some NSCN(K) terrorists …
Why in news? NITI Aayog has recently released Fourth Edition of State Health Index for 2019-20. The report, titled “Healthy States, Progressive India”. What is it? NITI Aayog ranks all states and Union territories based on their year-on-year incremental change and overall performance in health. The health index score is prepared based on the states’ performance on …
Every person has predispositions towards different people, things and situations. This predispositions are called attitudes. Attitudes are basically our likes, dislike or indifference. They guide thought, emotion and behaviour of people. Throughout the day, we take many decisions based on these attitudes. Whether we choose to wake up early, have healthy breakfast, be punctual in …
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Nature has awed humans since ancient times. From the humble plants and animals to the mighty celestial bodies, every object of nature has enthused us. Various questions have arisen in the ever enquiring human-mind such as “What causes the various natural phenomena?”, “Why are we alive?”, “What is life?, “What happens to us after death?” …
Man is a social animal. He cannot survive alone for long. He has an inherent need to connect with people at physical and emotional level. This is because he has evolved into a higher stage where his consciousness has developed a spiritual aspect apart from the material aspect which other animals have. Spiritual consciousness relates …
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Civil services exam is known not only for being extremely difficult to crack, but also for the vastness of its syllabus. There are hundreds of topics to be covered through myriad books, classes to be attended, notes to be made and multiple revisions needed before attempting practice papers. It will not be an overstatement to …
The most important aspect of UPSC Civil Services Examination is the Mains Exam. It consists of 1750 marks comprising almost 90% of the total marks and decides the position in final merit list, remaining 10% being the interview. These 1750 marks are further distributed across various subjects vis History and culture, Geography, Sociology, Polity, Governance, International Relations, …
