About Chabahar port Chabahar port, which is being jointly developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan, is located in south Iran on the Gulf of Oman. Pakistan’s Gwadar port is about 70 kilometers to the west along the coast. Afghanistan is …
About CPI It is an index which measures the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services such as transportation, food and medical care. It is calculated by measuring price changes for each item in the …
What’s in the news? Development of scientific temper and spirit of enquiry by education is important and right to education is more than a right, said former Chief Justice Dipak Misra while addressing a webinar conducted by the Delhi Metropolitan …
About Sree PadmanabhaSwamy Temple, dedicated to Lord Vishnu, is located inside the East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. This temple is a blend of the Kerala and Dravidian styles of architecture. It is believed to be the world’s richest temple. The …
About In the field of cell biology, TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), is a protein functioning as a ligand that induces the process of cell death called apoptosis. TRAIL is a cytokine (proteins for cell signaling) that is produced and secreted …
Background The Kuwait National Assembly (NA) is discussing several proposals to reduce the share of foreigners in the country’s population, which is now pegged at 70%. There are many proposals under consideration, and one is to put caps on the …
Context: A February 2020 Supreme Court judgment on criminalisation in politics may have far-reaching consequences for Indian democracy which will first be implemented in the coming Bihar elections in October 2020. Significance: The political party and its leadership would for …
Context: The states are urging the centre to work in the spirit of cooperative federalism. Why so? There is a huge gap between what the 14th Finance Commission promised to the States and what they have received. According to a …
What is NATGRID? NATGRID (or National Intelligence Grid) is an attached office under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. It is being set up to track any terror suspect and prevent terrorist attacks with real time data. The …
About The snake species is endemic (found only in that specific region) to Northeast India. First known as Hebius pealii, this snake was named after Edward Peal, a British tea planter who first collected two specimens of this snake from …