What is Zika virus? Zika is a viral infection, spread by mosquitoes. The vector is the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also spreads dengue and chikungunya. Additionally, infected people can transmit Zika sexually. First identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys, …
About the scheme The initiative ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31st October, 2015 to commemorate the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel to revive a sense of ‘nationhood’. The programme aims to actively …
About NSAP Launched in 1995, the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a welfare programme being administered by the Ministry of Rural Development. This programme is being implemented in rural areas as well as urban areas. NSAP represents a significant …
What’s in the news? The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has declared the Srinagar airport as a “major airport” under the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Act, 2008 (AERA). The move will allow the AERA to determine the tariff, including the …
5G is the fifth generation wireless technology. It can provide higher speed, lower latency and greater capacity than 4G LTE networks. That means quicker downloads, much lower lag and a significant impact on how we live, work and play. The connectivity …
About Adi Shankaracharya Adi Shankara is said to have been born in Kaladi, Kerala in 788 CE on the bank of the Periyar, the largest river in Kerala. He opposed the practise of ritual worship. He also felt that when …
Background The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, was reached between Iran and six world powers known as the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) in …
What’s in the news? For the first time National Security Advisors (NSA) of all Central Asian nations will be participating in the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan next week. The meeting in New Delhi is of significance as it …
What’s in the news? Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that the annual growth rate of the technical textiles sector in the country should be in the 15%-20% range in the next five years, from the …
Adi Shankara is said to have been born in Kaladi, Kerala in 788 CE on the bank of the Periyar, the largest river in Kerala. Advaita Vedanta by Sankaracharya is a Hindu school of philosophy which was originally known as Purusavada and is a …