About The grouping of four democracies– India, Australia, US and Japan –known as the quadrilateral security dialogue or quad, was first mooted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2007. Quad was revived in 2017. Quad is projected as four …
What is dumping? Dumping is the practice of selling a product in a foreign market at an unfairly low price (a price that is lower than the cost in the home market, or which is lower than the cost of …
NEWS The U.S.-supported patent waiver in the COVID fight has the potential to bring in much-needed global health equity. CONTEXT India-South Africa had placed the proposal before the World Trade Organisation (WTO), seeking a waiver of patent protection for technologies …
Importance of 5G Technology 5G or fifth generation is the latest upgrade in the long-term evolution (LTE) mobile broadband networks. 5G uses a new digital technology called Massive MIMO, which stands for multiple input multiple output, that uses multiple targeted …
About BTIA India and the European Union (EU) have been negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA), officially called a Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) since 2007 but have not been able to conclude it because of differences in some …
Why in News? Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld the social media network’s decision to block the then-US President Donald Trump from its platform. About the board The Oversight Board has been set up as an independent body that will help Facebook …
About Methane Methane (CH4) is the simplest hydrocarbon, consisting of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms. It is produced by both natural process and human activities. Major natural sources of methane include emissions from wetlands and oceans, and from …
About SWOT SWOT is being jointly developed by NASA and Centre National d’Etudes Spatial (CNES) (French Space Centre). This satellite’s mission is to make the first global survey of Earth’s surface water, observe the fine details of the ocean’s surface …
CONTEXT Recently Northern Ireland witnessed communal clashes which left 74 policemen injured. The event threatens to undermine the fragile peace between Protestant pro-British loyalist unionists who want to remain part of the United Kingdom forever, and Catholic pro-Irish nationalists who …
What is a Rating Agency? A rating agency is a company that assesses the financial strength of companies and government entities, especially their ability to meet principal and interest payments on their debts. The rating shows an agency’s level of …