What’s in the news? The 4th edition of the biennial India and Japan naval exercise JIMEX-20 is under way in the North Arabian Sea. JIMEX series of exercises commenced in January 2012 with a special focus on maritime security cooperation. …
Context The largest carbon dioxide emitter China has recently announced that it would balance out its carbon emissions with measures to offset them before 2060 and hence the spotlight is now on the U.S. and India, the countries that rank …
Can You Learn to Be Lucky? Karla Starr ‘Luck’ is something a lot of us complain about evading us. But according to Karla Starr, luck is …
Why in News? The World Health Organization endorsed a protocol for testing African herbal medicines as potential treatments for the coronavirus and other epidemics. Covid and traditional medicine COVID-19 has raised the issue of using traditional medicines to battle contemporary …
About DDUGKY Around 180 million or 69% of the country’s youth population between the ages of 18 and 34 years live in rural areas and of these, the bottom of the pyramid youth from poor families with no or marginal …
Recently, the Ministry of Road Transport and highways has notified standards for the safety evaluation of hydrogen fuel cell based vehicles. What is Hydrogen fuel cell? Hydrogen fuel cell is an electro-chemical device which converts hydrogen into electricity directly. The …
Effectiveness of female leadership Germany, Taiwan and New Zealand are all countries that have women heading their governments. And although they are located in three different continents, the three countries seem to have managed the pandemic much better than their …
About the scheme Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana –“Saubhagya” is a scheme under the Ministry of Power to ensure electrification of all willing households in the country in rural as well as urban areas. The scheme was launched …
Recently, the first anniversary of the Fit India Movement was celebrated on September 24, 2020. About Fit India Movement Fit India Movement is a nation-wide campaign that aims at encouraging people to include physical activities and sports in their …