What is a ‘whip’, and what does it do?
What is a whip? The term whip is derived from the old British practice of “whipping in” lawmakers to follow the party line. A whip in parliamentary…
Electoral Bond
What is an electoral bond? An electoral bond is designed to be a bearer instrument like a Promissory Note — in effect, it will be similar to…
SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME
• Soil Health Card is a scheme launched by the Government of India in February 2015. • Soil Health card (SHC) is a printed report card issued…
PARTICULATE MATTER AND ITS EFFECTS
What is particulate matter? • Particulate matter or particle pollution is the general term for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air….
PET COKE
What is petcoke? Petroleum coke, abbreviated coke or petcoke, is a final carbon-rich solid material that derives from oil refining, and is one type of the group…
SOUTH ASIA WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT NETWORK (SAWEN)
What is SAWEN? SAWEN is a network aimed at working as a strong regional inter governmental body for combating wildlife crime by attempting common goals and approaches…
Solar radiation management/Solar Geo-engineering
Solar radiation management (SRM) is a type of climate engineering which seek to reflect sunlight and thus reduce global warming. Background The main options for responding to…
GAS HYDRATES AND GLOBAL WARMING
WHAT ARE GAS HYDRATES? • Gas hydrates are an ice-like combination of natural gas and water that can form in deep-water ocean sediments near the continents, and…
BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money)
What is BHIM? BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) is a mobile payment app developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), based on the Unified Payments…
Tax to GDP ratio
What is tax-to-GDP ratio? Tax-to-GDP ratio represents the size of a country’s tax kitty relative to its GDP. It is a representation of the size of the…