What is Computer Tomography?

The first computed tomography image – a CT scan – of the human brain was made 50 years ago, on… Continue reading

Various terms related to Indian Monsoon

The monsoon is likely to begin withdrawing from the mainland from October 6, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Let… Continue reading

India, Australia to conclude free trade pact by end 2022

India and Australia have agreed to conclude a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by the end of 2022. What is a… Continue reading

India’s Current Account Balance sees a spike

India’s current account balance saw a far lower surplus of $6.5 billion (0.9% of GDP) in the first quarter compared… Continue reading

[pib] DigiSaksham Initiative

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched DigiSaksham Initiative. DigiSaksham It is joint initiative with Microsoft India is an… Continue reading

Places in news: Weddell Sea

India has extended support for protecting the Antarctic environment and for co-sponsoring the proposal of the European Union for designating… Continue reading

PM-CARES

We all know that the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund doesn’t come under… Continue reading

PM Poshan Shakti Nirman Scheme

The existing Mid-Day Meal scheme, which provides hot meals to students, has been renamed as the National Scheme for PM… Continue reading

Probe shows use of toxic material in firecrackers: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has said a preliminary enquiry by the CBI into the firecracker industry, including in Tamil Nadu, revealed… Continue reading

What is H-1B Visa?

The need for H-1B visas will continue to exist till the ‘talent challenge’ is tackled globally, even though the information… Continue reading

Antimalarial drug resistance in India

In recent years there is increasing evidence for the failure of artemisinin-based combination therapy for falciparum malaria either alone or… Continue reading

[pib] Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) Mechanism

Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy has given his assent to amendments in the existing Renewable Energy… Continue reading

[pib] National Export Insurance Account (NEIA) Scheme

The Centre has approved the contribution of Grant-in-aid (Corpus) of ₹1,650 Crore to the National Export Insurance Account (NEIA). National… Continue reading

The Atlantic Niño’s role in India’s erratic monsoon

Context Last month, farmers from Madhya Pradesh threatened to take IMD to court for the inaccurate monsoon forecast this year.… Continue reading

Anti-defection Law

An independent MLA from Gujarat is said to have has joined a national political party “in spirit” as he could… Continue reading

Defence Ministry issues order for OFB dissolution

The Defence Ministry has issued an order for the dissolution of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) with effect from October… Continue reading

What are Electronic Gold Receipts?

The board of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved the framework for a gold exchange as… Continue reading

What is Meningitis?

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the first-ever global strategy to defeat meningitis, a debilitating disease that kills hundreds… Continue reading

Places in news: Zojila Tunnel

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways has inspected the work on Zojila and Z Morh tunnels. Zojila Tunnel The… Continue reading

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