About ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was founded in 1966 with the primary mission of fostering growth and cooperation among countries in the Asia-Pacific Region. It is headquartered in Manila, Philippines. At present, ADB comprises 68 members (including India)- …
Why in News? SalivaDirect, a new rapid diagnostic test for novel coronavirus infection that uses saliva samples, was granted an emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). News in Detail The test uses a new method …
What is a T cell? T cell, also called T lymphocyte, is a type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that is an essential part of the immune system. T cells are one of two primary types of lymphocytes—B cells being …
Context: For the first time in the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s 101-year history, a labour standard has been universally ratified, with the Kingdom of Tonga being the last to ratify Convention 182. News in detail ILO Convention No. 182 is …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched the “Transparent Taxation — Honouring the Honest” platform aimed at easing compliance and expediting refunds, benefiting honest taxpayers. Three main features of the platform are faceless assessment, faceless appeal and …
Recently, the Vice President of India expressed concern over mounting pendency of cases from the Supreme Court to the lower courts. A Glance at the Crux of the issue : According to National Judicial Data Grid, the number of pending …
Background According to Section 47 of the RBI Act, profit of the RBI has to be transferred to the government periodically. However, before transferring, some amount of the profit is kept aside for maintaining reserves of the RBI. What constitutes …
About IIP Index of Industrial Production (IIP) details out the growth of various sectors in an economy such as mineral mining, electricity and manufacturing. It is compiled and published every month by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The …
About NHRC: NHRC of India is an independent statutory body established on 12 October, 1993 as per provisions of Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, later amended in 2006. It is the watchdog of human rights in the country, i.e. …