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 …
About: The SITMEX series of exercises are conducted to enhance mutual interoperability and imbibing best practices between Indian Navy, Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The exercise is in line with India’s SAGAR (Security and Growth …
Background On November 15, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed by 15 countries led by China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and the 10-country ASEAN group. It is billed as one of the world’s largest Free Trade …
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN recently spoke in the UN General Assembly on ‘Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council’. He emphasised on reform of institutions like the UN, IMF, WTO and …
Addressing the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020 (BTS2020) virtually, the Prime Minister said it is time for tech solutions that are designed in India but deployed for the world, and the country is uniquely positioned to leap ahead in the information …