Why in the news?The Union Minister of Cooperation has announced that the Centre has decided to amend the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002. This will be done to plug the loopholes in the Act.What are Cooperatives?Cooperatives are people-centered enterprises ow

Physiography of an area is the outcome of structure & processes and the stage of development (time). The land of India is characterized by great diversity in its physical features.  The various Physiographic division of India are: 1. The Himalayan Mountain Syste

Why in News: Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra conducted a flight demonstration of Controlled Aerial Delivery System of 500 kg capacity (CADS-500) on December 18, 2021.The CADS-500 is used for precise delivery of payload upto 500 kgs at predetermin

Why in News:Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor connecting the ancient Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi to the Ghats of the Ganga.About Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Kashi Vishwanath temple is one of the most revered and famous Hindu tem

The economic capital framework provides a methodology for determining the appropriate level of risk provisions and profit distribution to be made under Section 47 of the RBI Act, 1934. As per this provision, the central bank is required to pay the balance of its profits to the

Why in news: Ministry of Panchayati Raj organises a day-long National Webinar with the theme ‘Atmanirbhar Panchayats – Role of Technology, Entrepreneurship and Harnessing Energy in Achieving Self-reliance for Sustainable Development’.As the Nation is celebrating 75

India is presently not a major player in the field of technology due to certain challenges and on the other side, there are many celebrated Indian technologists around the world as many of the technology giants choose an India- born techie as their leader.The conversation around Ind

Why in News: Minister of State for Jal Shakti informed Rajya Sabha about the Rain Water Harvesting.Though Water is a State subject, Central Government has taken a number of important measures for implementation of rain water harvesting through scientific manner including watershed p

Environmentalists have expressed concern over amendments to the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 on the grounds that it prioritises intellectual property and commercial trade at the expense of the Act’s key aim of conserving biological resources.The amended Bill was drafted in r

82.5 degree East longitude passes almost through middle of India and hence considered as the Standard Meridian of India or Indian Standard Time (IST) . It passes through Naini, near Allahabad. Standard time is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of International standard Greenwich . India