CONTEXT After the February military coup, the future of Myanmar’s democracy is uncertain, but the country, sandwiched between two powerful states competing for power and influence, is certain to be a key piece in the region’s geopolitics. As the coup …
CONTEXT In recent times, movement led by farmers against the Central government’s agricultural laws has become a part of our national and international discourse. Besides the contentious legislation, the manner in which the Centre introduced the Bills and its actions …
Why in News? An automated computational tool – Infectious Pathogen Detector (IPD) – developed earlier by researchers at the Mumbai-based ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, to identify the presence of 1,060 different pathogens in any genome sequence sample and perform mutation …
Why in News? The first Arab interplanetary mission- HOPE- successfully reached Mars’ orbit to unravel the secrets of weather on the Red Planet. About the programme The unmanned probe — named “Al-Amal”, Arabic for “Hope” — was launched by the …
About RTI Act, 2005 Under the RTI Act, 2005, Public Authorities are required to make disclosures on various aspects of their structure and functioning. This includes: (i) disclosure on their organisation, functions, and structure, (ii) powers and duties of its …