Coral Reefs Coral reefs are the colonies of tiny living creatures that are found in oceans. They are the underwater structures that are formed of coral polyps that are held together by calcium carbonate. Coral reefs are also regarded as the tropical rainforest of the sea and occupy just 0.1% of the ocean’s surface but […]
Jal Jeevan Mission Introduction: Jal Jeevan Mission, is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India. Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) or the Atul Bhujal Yojana is a project started by the Indian Government to get safe drinking water and sanitation to every house in India. It received widespread recognition
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ORGANIC FARMING Introduction: Organic farming is an agricultural system that works in harmony with nature. It largely excludes the use of synthetic inputs (such as fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, feed additives etc.) and rely upon crop rotation, crop residues, animal manures, off-farm organic waste, mineral grade rock additives and biological system of nutrient mobilization and plant
NARI SHAKTI PURASKAR The Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India annually bestows the Nari Shakti Puraskar (literally, “Woman Power Award”) on individuals or organisations that advance the cause of women’s empowerment. On March 8th, International Women’s Day, the awards are given out at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi by the
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Criminalisation of politics What is criminalisation of politics(CoP) Criminalization of Politics means that the criminals entering the politics and contesting elections and even getting elected to the Parliament and state legislature. Criminalisation of politics is the focus of public debate when discussion on electoral reforms takes place. The issue of candidates facing criminal charges getting
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Corporate Governance What exactly is Corporate governance? Before going deep into the topic, let’s first understand the structure of a company or corporation. There are a few entities which revolve around most companies and those include owners (shareholders), the board of directors, management and the stakeholders such as employees, suppliers, customers as well as the
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Right to Food The planet is capable of producing enough food to appropriately feed everyone. Nevertheless, despite the advancements made over the previous 20 years, 793 million (2015) people worldwide, or slightly more than one in every nine people, still experience daily hunger. Although it has dropped from 18.6% in 1990–92 to less than 11%
The Right to Information Act of 2005: The right to information is a fundamental right under Article 19 (1) of the Indian Constitution. In 1976, in the Raj Narain vs the State of Uttar Pradesh case, the Supreme Court ruled that Right to information will be treated as a fundamental right under article 19. The
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Right to Education – 2009 What is Right to Education? Right to Education Act (RTE) provided free and compulsory education to children 2009 and enforced it as a fundamental right under Article 21-A. It describes modalities of the importance of free and compulsory education forchildren aged between 6-14 years in India under Article 21 (A) of
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