About ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, is a regional & intergovernmental organisation of 10 countries of southeast Asia. ASEAN was established in 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration). Its …
Why in News? The Indian Navy (IN) has announced that it would be participating in the Second Phase of Multilateral Maritime Exercise Malabar along with the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the United States …
About APEDA The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) was established by the Government of India under the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Act,1985. The Authority replaced the Processed Food Export Promotion Council (PFEPC). …
If you decide to take the UPSC Civil Services Exam after three years, you have sufficient time to prepare for it thoroughly. And this should start with cementing your basics. UPSC asks questions that test your basic understanding of a …
How to structure: 1) Give an intro about Geographical Indicators 2) Discuss the benefits of a strong GI regime by giving examples 3) Mention the government schemes related to it 4) Suggest way forward and conclude Reference: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/geographical-indications-ecosystem-e-commerce-climate-change-7544733/
Biofuels are transportation fuels such as ethanol and biomass-based diesel fuel that are made from biomass materials. These fuels are usually blended with petroleum fuels (gasoline and distillate/diesel fuel and heating oil), but they can also be used on their own. Unlike …
Recently Union government announced it has achieved 100% rural electrification. Saubhagya is one of the largest household electrification drives in the world. according to reports, the International Energy Agency (IEA) had lauded it as one of the greatest successes in …
A smog tower is a structure with numerous layers of filters that catch tiny dust particles(particulate matter), which acts as a large-scale air purifier. The air is sucked into the tower via fans at the top, processed through filters, and …
Poor quality diets are increasingly leading to the compromising of human health as never before; the prevalence of undernutrition persists and remains acute in vulnerable regions, and hunger is increasing concomitantly with an unprecedented rise in overweight, obesity and nutrition-related …