CONTEXT The precarious second wave of COVID-19 infections has hit India with greater ferocity than the first. Multiple reports of the scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines and drugs have surfaced from different parts of the country. CHALLENGES TO EQUITABLE VACCINE …
NEWS Peace with Pakistan is not just a bilateral matter, but is essential for India to transform South Asia. BACKGROUND In late February this year the Director Generals of Military Operations of India and Pakistan gave the statement that they …
About the Dialogue The Raisina Dialogue is a multilateral conference committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community. Every year, global leaders in policy, business, media and civil society are hosted in New Delhi to discuss cooperation on …
NEWS The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, now under scrutiny by a Joint Parliamentary Committee, could play a big role in providing robust protections to users and their personal data. The proposed regime under the Bill seeks to be …
Why in News? Fermilab, which houses the American particle accelerator, has released the first results from its ‘muon g-2’ experiment which showed the anomalous behaviour of the elementary particle called the muon. What is a muon? Muon is an elementary …
About Election Commission of India The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies in India, …
About E9 countries E9 Partnership was first established in 1993 with the objective to achieve the goals of UNESCO’s Education For All (EFA) initiative. E9 countries include Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan. They represent over …
National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) NEFT is a nation-wide centralised payment system owned and operated by the Reserve Bank of India. It facilitates funds transfers from one bank account to another. One can access this service either by using Internet …
Why in News? Iran has announced that it has started up advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges in a breach of its undertakings under a troubled 2015 nuclear deal, days after the start of talks on rescuing the accord. To know about …