Context Barely 10 days after creating history by landing near the South Pole of the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its spacecraft to study the Sun. The spacecraft will travel 1.5 million km from …
About UNDP As the United Nations lead agency on international development, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. UNDP’s work is concentrated in three focus areas: sustainable development, democratic …
What is sickle cell anaemia? It is an inherited genetic disease. Haemoglobin which is tasked with carrying oxygen to all parts of the body has four protein subunits — two alpha and two beta. In some people, mutations in the …
Context India being among the world’s top producers of many key farm commodities, the scope for the value-addition of surplus agricultural output is immense. The country ranks first in the production of milk; second in that of fruit, vegetables and …