About Denisovans are an extinct species of hominid and a close relative to modern humans. They are a recent addition to the human family tree. Scientists first identified Denisovan remains from a cave in Siberia in 2010. The researchers named …
Background: 2024 has seen a significant shift in Pakistan’s proxy war tactics, moving the focus from Kashmir to a strategically vital zone in Jammu. This area, extending from Poonch to Kathua and encompassing the mountainous tracts of the Pir Panjal …
About CBI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) traces its origins to the Special Police Establishment, a Central Government Police force, which was set up in 1941 by the British to investigate bribery and corruption. In 1963, the Home Ministry …
Definition: Postharvest loss includes the food loss across the food supply chain from harvesting of crops until its consumption. The losses can broadly be categorised as weight loss due to spoilage, quality loss, nutritional loss, seed viability loss, and commercial …
Background: Qualifying examinations conducted for a nation as a whole, testing the abilities of students coming from different curricula and backgrounds can be called as centralised examinations. In India, examinations like National Eligibility cum Entrance Test(NEET) and University Grants Commission–National …
About India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) is one of the largest public health programs in the world under which vaccination is being provided free of cost to all pregnant women & children. Vaccination can be availed against 12 vaccine preventable …
About In 2022, the United States launched a new Asia-Pacific trade initiative known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). The framework includes 14 countries — Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the …
About More than 80,000 children have been rescued under ‘Operation Nanhe Farishtey’, a mission dedicated to rescuing children in need of care and protection across various Indian Railway zones.
How is a community added or removed from SC, ST lists? The process begins at the level of a State or Union Territory, with the concerned government or administration seeking the addition or exclusion of a particular community from the …