Punjab Contract Farming Act 2013

The Punjab Contract Farming Act is an agricultural law of the Punjab government that was notified in 2013 but is yet to be implemented. It calls for establishment of a Contract Farming Commission which is empowered to resolve disputes between ..

Dhekiajuli

Dhekiajuli is a town with historical significance in Assam. This ‘martyr’ town is known in association with the Indian National Movement- particularly the Quit India Movement of 1942. During the movement, the Mrityu Bahini or Death Squads marched across Assam ..

Avalanche

Avalanche or snowslide is an event in which a cohesive mass of snow slides loosens from the underlying layer, fractures and moves down a slope. Mechanical failure is a major trigger for avalanches. As the snow moves downslope, it gains ..

Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)

Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)  are disaster events caused by the abrupt discharge of water from glacial lakes — large bodies of water that sit in front of, on top of, or beneath a melting glacier. As a glacier withdraws, ..

Energy island

Energy islands act as a hub for electricity generation from offshore wind farms and distribute the power to surrounding areas. Denmark recently approved plans to build the world’s first artificial energy island in the middle of the North Sea. This ..

Banihal-Qazigund tunnel

Banihal-Qazigund tunnel is the only four-lane twin tube tunnel in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. This 8.5 km long tunnel is at an elevation of 1,790 meters. The project, with an outlay of Rs.2,100 crore, was initiated in ..

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan or TTP is an Islamic terror organisation formed to resist against Pakistan government. It is the umbrella organisation for numerous militant groups operating along the Afghan-Pakistan border. According to a recent UN report, this militant group is responsible ..

SAANS campaign

The Madhya Pradesh health department has launched the Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS) campaign to reduce the infant deaths caused by pneumonia. This campaign involves the training of the community and primary health centres. Some 4,000 ..

Surat-Chennai National Highway Corridor

Surat-Chennai National Highway Corridor is an ambitious project under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, a centrally sponsored road and highways project. This 1,461 km long corridor will pass through Nasik, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Kalburgi, Kurnool, Kadappa and Tirupathi. The project is expected to ..

Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan

Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is a centrally sponsored scheme under which the Union Government provides financial assistance to states and UTs for establishing and operating residential schools and hostels in hilly regions and small and sparsely populated areas. This is ..