Denotified Tribes, also known as Vimukta Jatis, are communities that were collectively branded as criminal tribes during British rule.  These groups are largely nomadic or semi-nomadic, historically dependent on occupations such as pastoralism, salt trading, acrobatics, snake charming, transport services, … Continue reading →

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Introduced in India in 1985 under the 52nd Amendment to the Constitution of India Mention in the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution What is it?:  It lays down the process by which legislators may be disqualified on grounds of defection. … Continue reading →

It is a large system of ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the global Thermohaline Circulation (also called the “Global Conveyor Belt”). AMOC transports warm, salty surface water northward and cold, deep water southward. How does it work? … Continue reading →

The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner of India (RGI) is the top authority for managing Census operations and civil registration across the country. Formed in 1961 under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Functions Conducts the decennial Census of India under the … Continue reading →