Despite recent studies highlighting the Heimang’s remarkable adaptability, it hasn’t yet been used much in commerce.   About ‘Heimang’ – The Heimang tree grows widely in Manipur and other north-eastern regions. Its fruit have a citrus-like tartness and, it is packed with nutrients such as polyphenols, flavonoids, and antioxidants. Traditional healers of Manipur called Maibas or maibis, prescribe heimang for common… Continue reading Heimang

Recently, the National Gallery of Modern art in association with Liszt Institute, Hungarian Cultural Centre, New Delhi celebrated the 110th birth anniversary of Amrita Shergil.   About Amrita Shergil – Amrita was an Indian-Hungarian painter and one of the avant-garde women artists. Though her art education was from Paris, she has discovered the artistic traditions… Continue reading Amrita Shergil

The President has addressed the first session of Parliament for the year 2023.   Constitutional Provisions – Article 86 and 87 of the Constitution deals with the Address by the President. Article 86 confers a right on the President to address either House of Parliament or both Houses assembled together, and for that purpose require… Continue reading President’s Address to the Parliament

The Central government will soon start off the process to set up the Sixteenth Finance Commission, with the Finance Ministry likely to notify the terms of references for the Finance Commission.   About the ‘Finance Commission’ – Article 280 of the Constitution of India provides for a quasi-judicial body, the Finance Commission, for giving recommendations… Continue reading Finance Commission

According to the ‘Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics’ Report for the year 2022, the Trial Courts sentenced 165 people to death in 2022.   About the ‘Death Penalty in India’ report – Death Penalty in India Report is published by Project 39A. Project 39A is a criminal law reforms advocacy group at the National… Continue reading Death Penalty in India

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the Economic Survey 2022-23 in the Union Parliament.   What is ‘Economic Survey’? The Economic Survey is an annual report card of the economy, which is presented a day before the budget and examines the performance of each and every sector and then suggests… Continue reading Economic Survey 2022-23

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has issued fresh advisories with respect to the Guidelines for Uplinking and Downlinking of Television Channels in India, 2022. Through the advisory, the Ministry has clarified certain points of the guidelines.   Details – In November 2022, the Union Cabinet had approved the new ‘Guidelines for Uplinking and… Continue reading Public Service Broadcast Guidelines

World Leprosy Day is observed on the last Sunday of January every year.   About ‘Leprosy Day’ – In India, it is observed on 30th January every year, coinciding with the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The theme of World Leprosy Day 2023 is “Act Now. End Leprosy.   About ‘Leprosy’ – It is a chronic infectious disease… Continue reading World Leprosy Day

The recent World Health Organization (WHO) report said that Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) continue to disproportionately impact the most impoverished members of the international community.   About the ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’ – Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of tropical infections which are common in low-income populations in developing regions of Africa, Asia,… Continue reading Neglected Tropical Diseases

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) recently said its exposure to the Adani Group was less than 1% of the total assets under management (AUM) at book value.   About Assets under management (AUM) – AUM is the total market value of investments a financial institution (such as a bank, mutual fund, or hedge fund) owns or… Continue reading Assets under management