How will the delivery be made? The government recently said it will procure the vaccine and distribute it under a special COVID-19 immunisation programme to four categories of people, free-of-charge. The priority groups named are healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses …
What is the debate around the poll process and why are questions being raised about its viability? The story so far: The 2020 U.S. presidential election has been one of the most bitterly polarised democratic exercises in recent memory. Despite …
Competition Act, 2002 The Competition Act, 2002, as amended by the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007, prohibits anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position by enterprises and regulates combinations (acquisition, acquiring of control and Mergers and acquisitions), which causes or likely to …
What’s in the news? India and Maldives recently signed four agreements during Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s visit to the Maldives. About the agreements In addition to two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for “high impact” community development projects, the countries …
Neolithic Period The Neolithic (also known as the “New Stone Age”), the final division of the Stone Age, began about 12,000 years ago when the first developments of farming appeared in the Epipalaeolithic Near East, and later in other parts …
WWF In 1961, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was founded as an international non-governmental organization to work in collaboration with existing conservation groups and bring substantial financial support to the conservation movement on a worldwide scale. International Union for Conservation …
About the programme Mission Karmayogi is a nationwide programme to lay the foundation for capacity building of civil servants. It will help the officers to learn about the best practices across the world. Officially called the “National Programme for Civil …
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) It is located in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, present at the tri-juncture of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It plays an unique role by forming part of the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve, the first Biosphere …
What is Malabar Exercise? It is a multilateral naval exercise that includes simulated war games and combat manoeuvres. It started in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between the Indian and US navies. Japan joined in 2015. Why in News? Phase …
Why in News? Odisha Space Application Centre (OSAC) has proposed to help law enforcement agencies detect drug cultivation activity using remote sensing and artificial intelligence technologies. More about the proposal High resolution satellite imagery can be used for detecting cultivation …