Context Panama has become the first country to evacuate an entire island community due to climate change. Climate Refugees Climate Refugees are people who have been forced to leave their homes because of the effects of climate change. Around the …
Context In a globalised world, plant pathogens are causing multiple outbreaks, thereby hampering food security. Plant Pathogens Pathogens include fungi, bacteria, nematodes, and viruses, all biological organisms that can cause disease symptoms and significantly reduce the productivity, and even cause …
Context India aims to establish 5,000 Compressed biogas projects across the country under the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) scheme, but the sector faces some key challenges. Bio-CNG (CBG) Compressed biogas is a form of renewable natural gas produced …
FDI Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is the investment made by a person or a company in one country into businesses located in another country. Generally, FDI takes place when an investor establishes foreign business operations or acquires foreign business assets. …
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is an independent judicial body established by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. It has jurisdiction …
The Convention: The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, an international agreement adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in 1972. It was founded on the premise that certain places on Earth are of outstanding …
About the Organisation: NECTAR is an autonomous society, established in 2012 under Department of Science & Technology, Government of India with its headquarter at Shillong, Meghalaya. The Centre will look at harnessing and leveraging niche frontier technologies (unique and latest …
About The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation established in 2001. It was built on the Shanghai Five grouping of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which had come together in the post Soviet era in 1996, …
About Mudras are a non-verbal mode of communication and self-expression, consisting of hand gestures and finger postures. Mudras are most commonly associated with visual depictions of the Buddha (or Buddharupa), with different gestures conveying different moods and meanings, signifying the …