Current Affairs

Insolvency refers to a situation where individuals or companies cannot repay back their outstanding debt obligations. Criteria For Declaring Criteria for Corporate Insolvency (Companies & LLPs) A minimum default of ₹1 Crore must exist for initiating the Corporate Insolvency Resolution … Continue reading →

It aims to ensure the integrated planning, sustainable use, and protection of surface and groundwater resources at the river basin level. Central Sector Scheme under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Rather than treating rivers, tributaries, lakes, and groundwater in isolation, … Continue reading →

He was a 12th-century poet and philosopher. Founder of Lingayatism. The term Lingayat denotes a person who wears a personal linga, an iconic form of God Shiva, on the body, which is received during the initiation ceremony. Basavanna spread social … Continue reading →

The Sundarbans, a cluster of low-lying islands in the Bay of Bengal, spread across India and Bangladesh, are famous for their unique mangrove forests. Formation Sundarbans are formed by the deposition of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers on the … Continue reading →

Malaria is a life-threatening mosquito-borne blood disease caused by Plasmodium parasites. Need To Note Transmission: The parasites are spread through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Treatment: Malaria is preventable as well as curable. Symptoms of Malaria: Headache, Fever, … Continue reading →

The OCI scheme was introduced through an amendment to the Citizenship Act, 1955 in the year 2005, which allows foreign citizens of Indian origin to live, work, and travel freely in India without dual citizenship. Eligibility: Any foreign national, except … Continue reading →

  Source: The Hindu

Lies in the Amazon River Basin (the world’s largest river by discharge volume) Countries with Amazon Rainforests are 60% of it is in Brazil, 13% is in Peru, 8% in Bolivia, 7% and 6% respectively in Colombia and Venezuela, and … Continue reading →

Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha The vice-president of India is the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. During Role of the President During any period when the Vice President acts as President or discharges the functions of the President, … Continue reading →

It is a tripartite United Nations agency, bringing together governments, employers and workers representatives from its 187 member states to devise international labour standards. Facts Established in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles as an affiliated agency of the League … Continue reading →