About the Index Global Innovation Index (GII) is co-published annually by Cornell University, INSEAD Business School, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations. GII ranks global economies according to their innovation capabilities, including …
The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a multi-round, large-scale survey that is conducted in a representative sample of households across India. These findings represent a complete, comprehensive, multi-dimensional report card on India’s demographic and health trend. Analysis Improvements have …
What is Domestic hazardous waste? According to Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, Domestic hazardous waste is defined as “discarded paint drums, pesticide cans, cfl bulbs, tube lights, expired medicines, broken mercury thermometers, used batteries, used needles and syringes and contaminated …
UN Food Systems Summit The UN Food Systems Summit conducted recently aimed to build a consensus on altering our food production systems to reduce the sector’s huge emissions without cutting down funding. The summit highlighted the reality of our food …
What’s in the news? Foreign Ministers of India, Russia and China have reaffirmed their support for a transparent, open, inclusive and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system, with the World Trade Organization, WTO at its core. In a Joint Communique after the …
About Coral reefs Coral reefs are large underwater structures composed of the skeletons of colonial marine invertebrates called coral. The coral species that build reefs are known as hermatypic, or “hard,” corals because they extract calcium carbonate (CaCO3) from seawater …
UPSC Civil Service Mains Paper 1, popularly known as the essay paper, is of 250 marks. Candidates are required to write two essays, each of 125 marks, within 3 hours. Candidates are expected to keep close to the essay’s subject, …
India is the largest functioning democracy in the world by size; its pluralistic character and democratic values have stood the test of time. Democratic traditions and tenets have remained an integral part of the glorious legacy of Indian civilisation. The …
Why in News? Recently, the Union Home Minister laid the foundation stone for the Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum in Manipur’s Tamenglong district. Museum would help preserve and exhibit artefacts related to the tribal freedom fighters, involved in different …