Why in the news? The West Bengal Forest Department and WWF-India funded by ICICI foundation have started this project to radio-coller Sundarban Tigers to study Human-Tiger Interaction. How will radio-collaring a tiger help? The radio-collared tiger will provide crucial information …
CONTEXT As 2020 comes to a close, it might be worthwhile to take a look back at the challenges which India faced this year, and ensure 2021 becomes better from our learning from the hard times. CHALLENGES INDIA FACED IN …
NEWS India plans to vaccinate 300 million people against COVID-19 over the next 6-7 months. The government plans to give priority to healthcare workers and other frontline workers, followed by everyone who is above 50 years of age. This means …
CONTEXT A politically-guided doctrine and comprehensive military capability are needed to deal with the China-Pakistan threat. OPINIONS TILL RECENT INDIAN MILITARY- India’s military was firmly of the view that a collusive China-Pakistan military threat was a real possibility, and we …
Why in the news? According to the latest National Family Health Survey 2019-20, it was found that Indian women and children are overwhelmingly anaemic and anaemia is most prevalent in Himalayan cold deserts. Let us understand what anaemia is and …
Why in the news? An iceberg named A68A which calved (broke) from Larsen C Ice shelf, Antarctica in 2017, is about to collide South Georgia Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. What is the difference between Iceberg and Ice shelf? …
What is the CPEC project? China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) refers to a clutch of major infrastructure works currently under way in Pakistan, intended to link Kashgar in China’s Xinjiang province to Gwadar deep sea port close to Pakistan’s border with …
Why in the news? Two species of ginger have been found in Arunachal Pradesh by Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute of Plant Sciences researchers. Hedychium mechukanum It is a close relative of white ginger lily which is mentioned in Mahabharata. …
Why in News? With the deal for Ka-226T utility helicopters with Russia not concluded five years after it was announced and its fleet of Cheetah and Chetak helicopters at the end of their service life, the Army is set to …
Why in the news? December 26 is the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Udham Singh, known for avenging the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919. He killed Michael O’Dwyer, the colonial official considered responsible for Jallianwala Bagh, where over 1,000 men, …