About Kala-azar: Kala-azar, also called Visceral leishmaniasis, is the most severe form of leishmaniasis and, without proper diagnosis and treatment, is associated with high fatality. Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. It is transmitted …
About: Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana is a scheme launched by the government in 2015 for providing loans up to Rs. 10 lakh to the non-corporate, non-farm small/micro-enterprises. MUDRA (Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency ) Ltd., is a financial institution …
About Bal Gangadhar Tilak was considered the first popular leader of the freedom movement. He was born on 23 July 1856 in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. A nationalist to the core, he was a great scholar, mathematician and a philosopher. He was …
About Ambubachi Mela is one of the biggest congregations of eastern India. It is the most important festival of the Kamakhya temple of Assam and is celebrated in the month of June every year. The belief is that Kamakhya …
Why in News? The Union Cabinet recently approved the creation of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe). About IN-SPACe IN-SPACe is the new entity of the Department of Space. It will have its own chairperson and board, …
About Gee’s golden langur (Trachypithecus geei), also known simply as the golden langur, is an Old World monkey found in a small region of western Assam and in the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan. An endangered species …
About Financial Action Task Force (FATF): It is an intergovernmental organization that designs and promotes policies and standards to combat financial crime. Recommendations of created by the FATF target Money laundering Terrorist financing Other threats to the global financial system …
About Kanwar Yatra is a massive annual pilgrimage in India dedicated to the Hindu deity, Lord Shiva. Kanwar refers to a bamboo stick with pots tied to its two ends, with the devotees of Lord Shiva known as the ‘Kanwariyas’ …