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Why in News?The Dam Safety Bill, 2019, which provides for the surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of all specified dams across the country, has recently  got the nod of the Rajya Sabha, after a four-hour discussion. In August 2019, the Bill w

Why in news?The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was recently introduced in Lok Sabha.It seeks to replace an ordinance promulgated on September 30 this year.Objective of the Bill?The bill was introduced by the government 

Why in News?e-Shram Portal is a database of unorganised sector workers. It aims to register 38 crore unorganised workers, such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors etcIt has come into existence after the repeated directives of the Supreme Court and eve

Why in News?Recently a new Trilateral Security Partnership grouping has been formed between the US, UK and Australia (AUKUS) for the Indo-Pacific.The aim of the grouping is to advance the strategic interests, uphold the international order and promote peace and stability

Why in News?A report titled, A future for all – the need for human-wildlife coexistence, was recently released by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).Highlights of the Report:Conflict between humans and animals is o

Why in News?Chief of the Naval Staff has highlighted that for India, with regard to naval operations, underwater domain awareness (UDA) was one of the most critical areas.Underwater domain awareness:Underwater domain awareness (UDA) is the aspect of maritime dom

Why in News?The Food Waste Index Report 2021 was recently released by the UNEP.Even though the world produces enough food to feed twice the world’s present population, food wastage is ironically behind the billions of people who are starving.Food Waste IndexT

Context:OPEC+ has agreed not to increase supply in April as they await a more substantial recovery in demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Crude prices rose after the announcement and are up 33% this year.Concerns for India:India is the world’s third-biggest oil imp

Why in News?The Union Budget for 2021-22 has announced a National Hydrogen Energy Mission (NHM) that will draw up a road map for using hydrogen as an energy source.The initiative has the potential of transforming transportation.NHMinitiative will capitalise o

Why in News?Recently on the occasion of the World Youth Skills Day, PM Narendra Modi argued that India had laid the foundation for improving the level of skill among the youth.Key Points:According to most estimates India continues to be a country that faces one of