About Bird Flu Bird flu, also called avian influenza, is a viral infection that spreads from bird to bird. These viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds worldwide and can infect domestic poultry and other bird and animal species. Currently, …
Why in News? Union Minister for Science and Technology has launched the ‘Digital Ocean’ platform of Indian National Centre for Oceanic Information Services (INCOIS) as a one stop-solution for all data related needs of a wide range of users, including …
Akash Missile System AKASH is a Short Range Surface to Air Missile system to protect vulnerable areas and vulnerable points from air attacks. The indigenously developed and manufactured Akash has a range of 25 km and can simultaneously engage multiple …
About Indian Skimmers Indian Skimmers are water bird species which fly low over the water bodies with beak open. They are found along large rivers like the Chambal river, near the sand-bars. Indian skimmers are mainly found along large rivers …
UPSC CSE Prelims has become the most uncertain exam of all three stages. The main reason is the vast and broad syllabus and the lack of time to bounce back if you made a mistake. You have just 2 hours …
Why in the news? The West Bengal Forest Department and WWF-India funded by ICICI foundation have started this project to radio-coller Sundarban Tigers to study Human-Tiger Interaction. How will radio-collaring a tiger help? The radio-collared tiger will provide crucial information …
CONTEXT As 2020 comes to a close, it might be worthwhile to take a look back at the challenges which India faced this year, and ensure 2021 becomes better from our learning from the hard times. CHALLENGES INDIA FACED IN …
NEWS India plans to vaccinate 300 million people against COVID-19 over the next 6-7 months. The government plans to give priority to healthcare workers and other frontline workers, followed by everyone who is above 50 years of age. This means …
CONTEXT A politically-guided doctrine and comprehensive military capability are needed to deal with the China-Pakistan threat. OPINIONS TILL RECENT INDIAN MILITARY- India’s military was firmly of the view that a collusive China-Pakistan military threat was a real possibility, and we …