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Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is an Act of the Parliament of India that amends the Citizenship Act of 1955. It provides a path to Indian citizenship for undocumented migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians. The Act came into effect on December 12, 2019, and has been … Read more

GATE: The Gateway to Engineering and Science Aspirations What is GATE? GATE, an acronym for Graduate Aptitude test in Engineering, is a national-level examination conducted in India by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE (NCB-GATE). It is a computer-based … Read more

GFC: Grazing Food Chain What is a Grazing Food Chain? A grazing food chain, also known as a GFC, is a type of food chain that starts with primary producers, such as Plants, and progresses through a series of consumers. It is the most common type of food chain found in terrestrial and aquatic Ecosystems. … Read more

ORC: Optimized Row Columnar What is ORC? ORC (Optimized Row Columnar) is a columnar storage format designed for efficient data processing and analysis. It is widely used in big data platforms like Hadoop and Hive, offering significant performance improvements over traditional row-oriented formats like Parquet. Key Features of ORC Columnar Storage: ORC stores data in … Read more

Biodiversity: This includes protecting endangered species, restoring degraded Ecosystems, and promoting sustainable use of natural resources. Promoting Sustainable Development: This involves working with governments, businesses, and communities to ensure that Economic Development is environmentally Sound and socially just. Influencing policy: The IUCN advocates for policies that promote conservation and sustainable development at all levels of … Read more