Dr. B R AMBEDKAR IAS ACADEMY

2021-05-25 13:42:35 #CYCLONE_YAAS Open / Comment

2021-05-25 13:39:48 #DISASTER_MANAGEMENT Open / Comment

2021-05-25 13:34:01 Central Adoption Resource Authority
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is a statutory body of Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India. It functions as the nodal body for adoption of Indian children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions. CARA is designated as the Central Authority to deal with inter-country adoptions in accordance with the provisions of the Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption, 1993, ratified by Government of India in 2003.CARA primarily deals with adoption of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children through its associated /recognised adoption agencies. Open / Comment

2021-05-25 09:52:54 What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?

There are two equatorial current flowing from east to west – the North EC and South EC. In between the two, there flows a equatorial counter current in the opposite direction, i.e from west to east. Now, it is said that piling up of waters in the area near Brazil, due to convergence of the two equatorial currents give rise to the equatorial counter current. This is because in this area due to convergence, the water is raised. Open / Comment

2021-05-25 07:52:15 The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is one of the largest animal welfare and conservation charities in the world. The organization works to rescue individual animals, safeguard populations, preserve habitat, and advocate for greater protections. The Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online brings together companies from across the world in partnership with wildlife experts at WWF, TRAFFIC the wildlife trade monitoring network, and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) for an industry-wide approach to reduce wildlife trafficking online by 80% by 2020 Open / Comment

2021-05-25 07:40:30 Opec+ refers to the alliance of crude producers, who have been undertaking corrections in supply in the oil markets since 2017.OPEC plus countries include Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Russia, South Sudan and Sudan. Open / Comment

2021-05-25 07:27:02 Maharana Pratap Sagar in India, also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland zone of the Siwalik Hills of the Dehra Gopipur Division Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh.Named in the honour of Maharana Pratap (1540–1597), the reservoir or the lake is a well-known wildlife sanctuary and one of the international wetland sites declared in India by the Ramsar Convention. The reservoir covers an area of 24,529 hectares and the wetlands portion is 15,662 hectares .The reservoir peripheral land area has mixed perennial and deciduous pine forests on hills. Eucalyptus trees have also been grown in the area. Open / Comment

2021-05-24 06:15:02 In a move that is expected to help curb tax evasion, Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities will now be able to track real-time data of commercial vehicle (CV) movement on highways by integration of the e-way bill (EWB) system with FASTag and RFID. The integration of e-way bill, RFID and FASTag will allow live vigilance for e-way bill compliances by businesses and help prevent revenue leakage by real-time identification of cases of recycling of e-way bills or non-generation of e-way bills. Open / Comment

2021-05-24 05:52:01 According to the World Heritage Convention’s operational guidelines, a tentative list is an “inventory” of properties a country believes deserves to be a World Heritage Site. After UNESCO includes a property in the Tentative List, that country has to be prepare a nomination document that will be considered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.

A World Heritage Site is a location with an “outstanding universal value”. This signifies “cultural and/or natural significance which is so exceptional as to transcend national boundaries and to be of common importance for present and future generations of all humanity” Open / Comment

2021-05-23 19:56:10 Active River Water Dispute Tribunals in India
Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal II (2004) – Karnataka, Telangana, Andra Pradesh, Maharashtra
Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (2018) – Odisha & Chattisgarh
Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal (2010) – Goa,Karnataka, Maharashtra
Ravi & Beas Water Tribunal (1986) – Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal (2010) – Andra Pradesh & Odisha. Open / Comment