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PAN is a 10-digit alphanumeric number used for keeping a track of financial transactions It is issued to all judicial entities identifiable under the Indian Income Tax Act, 1961. It is issued by the Indian Income Tax Department under the supervision of the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT) and it also serves as an… Continue reading PAN

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a scientific and intergovernmental body under the auspices of the United Nations It was first established in 1988 by two United Nations organizations, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) It was later endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution… Continue reading Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

A greenhouse gas is any gaseous compound in the atmosphere that is capable of absorbing infrared radiation, thereby trapping and holding heat in the atmosphere. By increasing the heat in the atmosphere, greenhouse gases are responsible for the greenhouse effect, which ultimately leads to global warming. Many of these gases occur naturally, but human activity… Continue reading What is a greenhouse gas?

1979 — the first World Climate Conference (WCC) took place. 1988 — The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was set up 1992- Countries joined an international treaty, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), as a framework for international cooperation to combat climate change by limiting average global temperature increases and the… Continue reading International Initiatives to Combat Climate Change

Climate change is a long-term shift in the statistics of the weather (including its averages). For example, it could show up as a change in climate normals (expected average values for temperature and precipitation) for a given place and time of year, from one decade to the next. Why is climate changing? Natural causes Climate… Continue reading What is climate change

Background There wasn’t a cordial relationship between India and USA post Indian independence and until the end of the Cold War. This was mainly due to US’s inclination to Pakistan and India’s policy of being not alignedwith either the US or the Soviet Union, but maintaining close ties with the latter. Even after the Cold War, India… Continue reading India-US Relations- Past to Present

The GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising state finance ministers as members, recently approved the anti-profiteering rules. Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an indirect tax throughout India to replace taxes levied by the central and state governments. It was introduced as The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment) Act 2017,… Continue reading Anti-profiteering provisions

A small part of the deep web (things that your typical search engine can’t find like government databases, libraries). An anonymous internet, the contents are not accessible through search engines. Both the web surfers and website publishers are entirely anonymous and can be achieved by Onion network. Used by Activists and revolutionaries to organize themselves… Continue reading DARK NET, a deep hideous space

Little or no dependence on the location and existence of the mastermind, the plotters are anonymous. The handling is performed through the use of internet, keeping the identity of the plotter anonymous. Carrying and shifting of arms gets easier. Connection between the lone actor and the remote controller is facilitated by the growth of social… Continue reading What is remote planning?

A continuum of connections to likeminded extremists and lone-actors getting involved in varying level of communication and affiliations. Re-examine the concept of lone-actor terrorism, as there is always a foreign terrorist organization connection with such an attack carried. Lone-actor terrorism may or may not have any remote that is controlling them but there always remain… Continue reading What is Lone-Actor Terrorism?