What is Anthrax? Anthrax, also known as malignant pustule or woolsorter’s disease, is a rare but serious disease caused by the rod-shaped bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis. It occurs naturally in soil and, according to the WHO it is primarily …
Why in News? The world’s most powerful particle collider, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), will begin smashing protons into each other at unprecedented levels of energy beginning July 5. Scientists will record and analyze the data, which are expected to …
What is PMI? Purchasing Managers’ Index is an economic indicator which indicates the business activity & economic health of both the manufacturing and service sectors. PMI of India is published by Japanese firm Nikkei but compiled and constructed by IHS …
What is the ABDM? Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 2020 Independence Day speech announced a major digital initiative in the form of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (previously known as National Digital Health Mission). Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) project …
Prime Minister launched an year-long celebration to remember contributions of Alluri Sitarama Raju under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. About him Alluri Sitarama Raju was an Indian revolutionary who waged an armed campaign against British colonial rule in India. He …
Context A ban on the use of single-use plastics that was notified by the Union Environment Ministry in August 2021 came into effect on July 1 this year. The notification said national and State-level control rooms would be set up …
About NFSA The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides for food and nutritional security in the human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices for people to live a life with …
What’s in the news? Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that India has become the third largest startup ecosystem in the world within a span of six years. The Minister released the results of the third edition of …