Context This article highlights the need for advancing health care services for drug users rather than criminalizing them. Cannabis and its usage in India Cannabis is a generic term used to denote the several psychoactive preparations of the plant Cannabis …
What is Money laundering? Money laundering refers to a financial transaction scheme that aims to conceal the identity, source, and destination of illicitly-obtained money. According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, money laundering is a process which …
About SCO Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation established in 2001. It’s a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region. Prior to the creation of SCO in …
Context: India’s assumption of the presidency of the G20 in 2023 forming the G20 troika with Indonesia and Brazil, marks the first time that the troika has been constituted solely by members from Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), which should …
About Uttarakhand, also known as Devbhoomi or the Land of Gods, is home to numerous temples and welcomes devotees all year round. Among the countless religious sites and circuits that devotees visit in Uttarakhand, one of the most prominent is …
What’s in the news? Recently, poisonous neurotoxic gasses leaked in Ludhiana cursing death of few peoples. What are neurotoxins? Neurotoxins are poisonous substances which can directly affect the nervous system. Neurotoxicity occurs when exposure to natural or man-made toxic substances …
What’s in the news? India is set to host the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet in Goa. About SCO The SCO is a multilateral grouping comprising eight member states of China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, …
About BRO The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is a road construction executive force in India that provides support to Indian Armed Forces. BRO develops and maintains road networks in India’s border areas and friendly neighboring countries. This includes infrastructure operations …