What’s in the news? During a recent meeting held between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, India committed to Maldives a five-pronged package including infrastructure worth $500 million, a direct cargo ferry service, creation of …
Hornbills Hornbills are a family of tropical and sub-tropical birds which are found extensively in Africa, Asia and Melanesia. Famously dubbed the ‘Farmers of the Forest’, these frugivores help in seed dispersal of several endemic trees and are important for …
Background On August 4, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a new political map of Pakistan. The new political map of Pakistan has claimed the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir stretching all the way to the edge of Ladakh. …
What is a Genome? A genome is an organism’s complete set of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), including all of its genes. Each genome contains all of the information needed to build and maintain that organism. In humans, a copy of the …
Context: COVID-19 has infected more than 19 million people, claimed over 0.7 million lives and devastated economies. As the pandemic transcends geopolitical boundaries, timely global health interventions by the World Health Organization (WHO) duly supported by governments plays a crucial …
Stages of vaccine development Development of vaccines can be simplified into two broad stages: Pre-clinical development is research carried out in lab assays and on animals. It includes: Identification (discovery) of relevant antigens (e.g. screening) Evaluation of vaccine efficacy in …
About HTT-40 (Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40) is a new basic training aircraft being developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The new aircraft will replace the ageing fleet of HAL HPT-32 Deepak trainers that are in …
About UMANG UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) is developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and National e-Governance Division (NeGD) to drive Mobile Governance in India. UMANG provides a single platform for all Indian Citizens …
Context: The economic impact of COVID-19 has resulted in unanimity among economists that the global economy will experience one of its worst years in history. India is no exception and it is clear that, for the first time in many …
Context Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has rejected the three-language formula advocated in the National Education Policy (NEP 2020). Opposition from the State had last year forced the Centre to amend the draft NEP and withdraw a proposal to teach Hindi …