What’s in the news? Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has released India’s First “District Good Governance Index”. The District Good Governance Index of Jammu and Kashmir was prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public …
What’s in the news? NASSCOM (Indian non-governmental trade association) and Zinnov (a management consulting firm) have released a new study titled ‘Indian Tech Start-up Ecosystem: Year of The Titans’. Highlights of the Study Start-ups raised a record $24.1 billion in …
About RTI Act, 2005 Under the Right to Information 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 …
What is antimicrobial resistance? Antimicrobial resistance happens when microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites) change when they are exposed to antimicrobial drugs (such as antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, antimalarials, and anthelmintics). Microorganisms that develop antimicrobial resistance are sometimes referred …
Xenotransplantation is any procedure that involves the transplantation, implantation or infusion into a human recipient of either (a) live cells, tissues, or organs from a nonhuman animal source, or (b) human body fluids, cells, tissues or organs that have had ex vivo contact …