‘Gadgil Committee Report’ and ‘Kasturirangan Committee Report’, sometimes seen in the news, are related to

(a) Agenda 21 is a non-binding, voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations with regards to sustainable development. It is a product of the Earth Summit held in Rio...

(b) (i) Countries across the globe committed to create a new international climate agreement by the conclusion of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties...

(a) (i) A Net metering is a billing mechanism that credits solar energy system owners for the electricity they add to the grid. Net metering allows residential and commercial customers...

(a) (i) Pterocarpus santalinus, with the common names red sanders, red sandalwood, and saunderswood, is a species of Pterocarpus endemic to the southern Eastern Ghats mountain range of South India....

(c) (i) Financial Stability and Development Council is an apex-level body constituted by the government of India. The idea to create such a super regulatory body was first mooted by...

(b) (i) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) is a tax avoidance strategy used by multinational companies, wherein profits are shifted from jurisdictions that have high taxes (such as the...

(b) The European Stability Mechanism is a European Union agency that provides financial assistance, in the form of loans, to eurozone countries or as new capital to banks in difficulty.

(c) (i) (a) The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank, issued a ` 1,000 crore bond to fund infrastructure projects in India. (b) These bonds were...

(d) (i) The stock of foreign exchange reserves in terms of months of retained imports of goods as at end of year. It measures the number of months of money...

(b) (i) Project loon is a network of balloons travelling on the edge of space, designed to extend internet connectivity to people in rural & remote areas worldwide. (ii) Under Project...