Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Bhutan’s highest civilian award, the ‘Order of the Druk Gyalpo,’ the first foreign Head of the Government to receive the honour. The award has been conferred to Prime Minister Modi in recognition of “his …
What are Stem Cells? Stem cells are special human cells that have the ability to develop into many different cell types. This can range from muscle cells to brain cells. In some cases, they also have the ability to repair …
Non Personal Data: Rapid digitisation of government operations is accompanied by increasing volumes of citizen data. Such data is typically of two kinds — Personal Data and Non-Personal Data (NPD). Any data which is not personal data (data pertaining to …
About India’s world-class digital public infrastructure (DPI) was honed and widely used during the pandemic. India’s DPI, also referred to as India Stack, has enabled online, paperless, and cashless digital access to various public and private services. The India Stack …
About Established in 2009, Grid Controller of India Limited (GRID-INDIA) holds the crucial mandate of overseeing the seamless and uninterrupted operation of the Indian Power System, ensuring the efficient transfer of electric power within and across regions, facilitating trans-national power …
About CPI Consumer Price Index is an index which measures the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services such as transportation, food and medical care. It is calculated by measuring price changes for each item …
What’s in the news? Government of India has notified Fact Check Unit (FCU) under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) as the fact check unit of the Central Government. In a Gazette notification, …
What’s in the news? INS Tir and INS Sujata will participate in the forthcoming second edition of India Mozambique Tanzania (IMT) Tri Lateral (TRILAT) Exercise, a joint maritime exercise scheduled from 21-29 Mar 24. The current edition of the exercise …
About ITU The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). The Organization is made up of a membership of 193 Member States and more than 1000 companies, universities and international and …
What is the SCO? The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 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, in order to work on regional security, …