Pobitora wildlife sanctuary Pobitora Wild Life Sanctuary is located in the banks of Brahmaputra in Assam. It is declared as wild life sanctuary in 1987. It has grassland and wetland topography. The sanctuary host Indian one-horned rhinos, wild boars, water…
Ashgabat agreement is a multimodal transport and transit agreement between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Oman and India.The agreement was originally signed by Iran,Oman, Qatar, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. India formally joined in 2018. Objectives of Ashgabat Agreement Facilitation of transit and…
Bilateral netting The Economic Survey 2020 advocated introducing Bilateral netting for financial sector in India and government is planning to introduce Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Bill, 2020. According to the Survey, “A bilateral netting agreement enables two counterparties…
PM SVANidhi Yojana Street vendors, an important part of supply chain, are constituent of the informal economy. They play significant role in ensuring the availability of goods and service by door to door delivery to the consumers. The COVID-19 pandemic…
United Nations Economic and Social Council UN Economic and Social Council held its high level dialogue virtually, in the context of COVID-19. The dialogue attended by world leaders was on the subject ‘Multilateralism after COVID-19: What kind of UN do…
Do we need a fiscal council? Fiscal councils are independent agencies with a mandate to assess fiscal policies, rules and performance of government. Functions improves democratic accountability by fostering transparency. discourages populism and opportunistic shift in fiscal policy ( e.g, pre-electoral spending…
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Pakistan Prime minister made a statement that Pakistan is to move forward CPEC at all costs. The CPEC ( China Pakistan Economic Corridor) is a collection of infrastructure and other projects under construction throughout Pakistan since 2013.…
About Kaziranga National park The second wave of floods in Assam has left a trail of destruction. Close to 95% of Kaziranga National Park, located in the banks of Brahmaputra, is submerged. Kaziranga is an unmodified natural area located at…
Defence Acquisition Council Defence Acquisition Council gave approval of 38,900 crore worth deals, amid the ongoing tensions on India -China border. DAC, under the chairmanship of Defence Minister was constituted for overall guidance of the defence procurement planning process. Objective…
COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted normal life including school education. The spread pandemic has led to the closure of schools and has impacted over 240 million children of the country who are enrolled in schools. Extended closure of schools may have…