About NCW The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body formed in 1992 under the National Commission Act 1990. It is the apex national level organisation of India with the mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of …
About AIBD The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), established in 1977 under the auspices of UNESCO, is a unique regional inter-governmental organisation servicing countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) in …
About World Bank The World Bank is an international organization dedicated to providing financing, advice, and research to developing nations to aid their economic advancement. Currently, the World Bank has two stated goals that it aims to achieve by 2030. …
What’s in News: India and Egypt agreed to further develop military cooperation and focus on joint training, defence co production and maintenance of equipment. The year 2022 is of particular significance since it marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations …
Why in News: Ethereum blockchain fully transitioned to a new way of processing transactions. Ethereum’s Merge event, as it is known, could change the nature of crypto and Web3 itself. Developers say the transition to what is called a ‘proof-of-stake’ …
About Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is caused by infection of cattle or water buffalo with the poxvirus Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV). The virus comes under the genus capripoxvirus. It is transmitted by blood-feeding insects like mosquitoes, flies, lice, and …
About the Perseverance rover NASA launched its Mars Perseverance Rover on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in July 2020. The rover landed at Jezero Crater in February 2021. The Mars 2020 mission addresses …
About GeM Launched in 2016, the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is a 100 percent government-owned company setup under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It is a completely paperless, cashless and system driven e-market place that enables procurement …
Context The Union Cabinet has recently approved a proposal to add several tribes to the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST) in States such as Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh, so that they can avail of benefits meant …
Why in News: Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) is to complete the installation of the Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR-SAM) system, and the MF-STAR (multi-functional digital active electronically scanned array) radar into the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. About …