Context In June 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping described Russian President Vladimir Putin, as “my best friend and colleague”. Significance of such description It’s the first time since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, such public …
About ARIIA Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) is an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to systematically rank all major higher educational institutions and universities in India on indicators related to “Innovation and Entrepreneurship …
About Dengue fever Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection. Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and, to a lesser extent, Ae. albopictus. These mosquitoes are also vectors of chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika …
YOUR BRAIN AT WORK –DAVID ROCK Know your Brain: Knowing your brain better, helps you to direct its function in the right path and thus makes you stand out of the usual crowd. Ways to Regenerate your Brain: Give …
Why in News? The Namath Basai programme, introduced recently, received overwhelming response in Attappady, Kerala. About Namath Basai Namath Basai is the Kerala State government’s unique programme of teaching tribal children in their mother tongue. The programme, implemented by the …
Why in News? The Science and Technology Indicators (STI), 2018, a periodic compendium of the state of scientific research in India was released in August, 2020. About the STI The STI is prepared by a division of the Department of …
What’s in the news? The Reserve Bank of India has released its National Strategy for Financial Education (NSFE): 2020-2025 document. The multi-stakeholder led approach is aimed at creating a financially aware and empowered India. This NSFE for the period 2020-2025, …
Ready for Anything David Allen What’s in the book for you? If you want to be productive in life, you should be ready to face anything that comes along your way. According to Allen, a person who has mastery in …
Context The Lt. Governor’s acts have not been in consonance with the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in the prosecutor’s appointment in the Delhi riot case. Background On 4th July 2018, the five-judge Bench unanimously held that the Chief Minister is …
About UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven states: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Umm al-Qaiwain, Fujairah, Ajman and Ra’s al-Khaimah. Four-fifths of the UAE is desert. Each emirate is governed by a ruler; together, they jointly …