Why in News: A hotline was established between the Indian Army in Kongra La, north Sikkim, and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at Khamba Dzong in the Tibet Autonomous Region to further the spirit of trust and cordial relations along …
Background In 2020, as a part of the announcements made under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the Central government allowed commercial mining in the coal sector. What is commercial mining? Commercial mining allows the private sector to mine coal commercially on …
About the scheme Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is a flagship scheme of Government of India to “fund the unfunded” by bringing such enterprises to the formal financial system and extending affordable credit to them. Launched in 2015 to promote …
Who is a Controller General of Accounts (CGA)? A CGA is the Principal Advisor on Accounting matters to the Union Government. He is responsible for establishing and managing a technically sound Management Accounting System. He is responsible for preparation and …
Why in News? Indian scientists have found a theoretical model explaining a unique kind of motion, called direction reversing active motion, exhibited by some bacteria. How does a bacteria move Bacteria move by propelling themselves with a velocity that changes …
Why in News? Scientists from the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium, an international collaboration of around 30 institutions, reported the most complete sequencing of the human genome until now. What is a gene? The gene is the basic physical unit of inheritance. …
About UNSC The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was established in 1946 as one of the six principal organs of the UN. It is generally viewed as the apex of the UN system. It is responsible for the maintenance of …
Background The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar recently said it will begin testing its own digital currency. Several economies, including the U.S., the European Union and China, have been working to issue their own Central …
What is Hunger ? Hunger is an uncomfortable or painful physical sensation caused by insufficient consumption of dietary energy. Acute Hunger: Acute hunger (famine) designates undernourishment over a definable period. Chronic Hunger: Chronic hunger designates a state of long-term undernourishment. …