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Theaterisation (or integrated theatre commands) refers to the reorganisation of military forces into unified geographic commands that integrate all three...
The three new criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023; and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)...
The government introduced three bills simultaneously because they are constitutionally and operationally interdependent — each bill enables the next. This...
The three-language formula was first recommended by the Kothari Commission (1964-66) and adopted by Parliament in 1968 as part of the National Policy on...
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is the average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime if current age-specific birth rates prevailed. A TFR of...
UDAN — an acronym for 'Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik' (Let the Common Citizen of the Country Fly) — is a flagship Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) launched on...
The UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme, launched in 2016 under the National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) 2016, aims to improve regional air connectivity...
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), established in 2006 (replacing the discredited Commission on Human Rights), is a Geneva-based intergovernmental body of...
The UN Secretary-General (UNSG) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations under Article 97. However, the UNSG has a political role extending...
Article 44 of the Indian Constitution mandates the State to endeavour to secure a Uniform Civil Code for all citizens. This directive has been...
Under Article 239, the President administers Union Territories through appointed Administrators (called Lieutenant Governors in some UTs like Puducherry...
The Viksit Bharat–G RAM G Act (2025) retains the broad objective of rural employment but introduces several structural changes that differentiate it from...
The Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, was passed to modernise rural employment guarantees under the Viksit Bharat...
Devolution of taxes from Centre to states operates along two dimensions: vertical (how much the Centre shares) and horizontal (how that share is distributed...
The VVP was conceptualised following concerns that India's border villages on the northern frontier were depopulating, while China was building 'model...
Waqf is an Islamic legal concept referring to a permanent religious endowment — property dedicated for religious or charitable purposes in perpetuity. Once...
Parliament passed the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, introducing sweeping changes to the administration and regulation of Waqf properties in India. Among the...
The e-Shram portal was launched on 26 August 2021 by the Ministry of Labour and Employment as the National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW), seeded...