About OPEC arrangement The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a group consisting of 13 of the world’s major oil-exporting nations. Countries that belong to OPEC include Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela (the five founders), plus …
Why in News: A new generation nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-P (Prime) was successfully test-fired by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Ballistic missile is a rocket-propelled self-guided strategic-weapons system that follows a ballistic trajectory to deliver a payload …
Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 3.4 lakh square kilometres. It is found …
Background In the Union Budget 2021-22, the government proposed a disinvestment target of ₹1.75 lakh crore for this fiscal year. Out of the total ₹1.75 lakh crore, ₹1 lakh crore is to come from selling government stake in public sector …
CONTEXT Recently Germany officially apologised to Namibia for the massacre of the Herero and Nama people in 1904-1908 and called it a genocide for the first time. Around the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron asked Rawanda to forgive France …
NEWS Despite judicial verdicts, India’s sexual minorities face discrimination in employment, health issues and personal rights. CONTEXT It is of huge concern that in India, the queer community is still a stigmatised and invisible minority, while in the last two …
About The ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’ or a ‘Drugs-Free India Campaign’ was flagged off on 15th August 2020 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Nasha Mukt Bharat Annual Action Plan for 2020-21 would focus on 272 most affected …
Why in News: The Union Health Ministry has warned States that the delta plus variant, which is currently a variant of Covid-19, has increased transmissibility, stronger binding to receptors of lung cells and potential reduction in monoclonal antibody response. A …
About IAEA The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the world’s central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field. It works for the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology, contributing to international …