Why in News? China is preparing to launch an unmanned spacecraft to bring back lunar rocks, the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the moon in four decades. About the Mission Beijing is hoping to have a …
Evaluation criteria for a vaccine Evaluation of candidate vaccines for COVID-19 should be done on technical parameters and programmatic suitability. An ideal vaccine would provide all of these Immunity that is of a high degree (90% + protective especially against …
About NIIF National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), is an Indian-government backed entity established in 2016 to provide long-term capital to the country’s infrastructure sector. The Indian government has 49 per cent stake in NIIF with the rest held by …
Background Under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan announced in May, the government had barred its departments from issuing global tenders for contracts worth ₹200 crore or less. The General Financial Rules were amended to disallow global tender enquiries in such …
About Remdesivir Remdesivir is an antiviral drug that is used as a treatment for filovirus infections such as Ebola virus disease and Marburg virus. Remdesivir has also shown some effectiveness against Nipah virus in primates. It is an investigational drug …
What are antibiotics? Antibiotics, also known as antibacterials, are medications that destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria. They include a range of powerful drugs and are used to treat diseases caused by bacteria. The advent of antibiotics ignited …
About the scheme POSHAN Abhiyaan (also known as National Nutrition Mission) is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development that aims to improve nutrition amongst children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. Launched in 2018, it is …
What is Balance of Payments? Balance of Payments (BoP) statistics systematically summaries the economic transactions of an economy with the rest of the World for a specific period. BoP broadly comprises current account, capital account and changes in foreign exchange …
About South Asian University South Asian University (SAU) is an international university established by the eight member nations of SAARC. Located in New Delhi, SAU started its operations from the academic year 2010. SAU attracts students from all member nations …
About: The SIMBEX series of exercises is between Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). It has been conducted annually since 1994, and aims at enhancing mutual interoperability and imbibing best practices from each other. The 2020 edition of …