Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) refers to seven security forces in India under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Assam Rifles (AR) Border Security Force (BSF) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Central…
Ro-Pax terminal Hazira-Ghogha Ro-Pax ferry service will work as a Gateway to South Gujarat and Saurashtra region. It will reduce the distance between Ghogha and Hazira from 370 Kilometres to 90 Kilo Metres. The Ro-Pax Terminal being inaugurated at Hazira is…
Alimony in India Women deserted by husbands were left in dire straits, often reduced to destitution, for lack of means to sustain themselves and their children. Women can make a claim for alimony under different laws, including the protection of…
Kartarpur corridor The Kartarpur corridor connects the Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in Narowal district of Pakistan with the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district in India’s Punjab province. The corridor was built to commemorate 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak…
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India – TRAI Established by an Act of Parliament, called the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997. TRAI is an independent regulator of Telecom Business in India. Aims to regulate telecom services, including fixation/revision of…
The Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) This agreement would facilitate exchange of geospatial information between India and United States for both military and civilian use. BECA The agreement pertains to exchange of Geospatial-Intelligence information for use by the governments…
Critical Tiger Habitat – As per the report on tiger census that was released ahead of International Tiger Day on July 29 2020-India has seventy percent of the world’s tiger population and 50 tiger reserves in the country presently. Tigers…
Criminalisation of Politics According to recent findings, 46% of Members of Parliament have criminal records and among Loksabha MPs 29% are with serious declared criminal cases such as murder and rape. Researchers have found that such candidates with serious records…
Privatisation of Indian Railways Indian Railways has launched the process of opening up train operations to private entities on 109 destination pairs of routes using 151 modern trains. The Tejas train operated by IRCTC,in which government is majority stakeholder, is…