About the Organisation: NECTAR is an autonomous society, established in 2012 under Department of Science & Technology, Government of India with its headquarter at Shillong, Meghalaya. The Centre will look at harnessing and leveraging niche frontier technologies (unique and latest …
About The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation established in 2001. It was built on the Shanghai Five grouping of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which had come together in the post Soviet era in 1996, …
About Mudras are a non-verbal mode of communication and self-expression, consisting of hand gestures and finger postures. Mudras are most commonly associated with visual depictions of the Buddha (or Buddharupa), with different gestures conveying different moods and meanings, signifying the …
About Parliamentary privilege refers to rights and immunities enjoyed by Parliament as an institution and MPs in their individual capacity so that they can effectively discharge their functions as entrusted upon them by the Constitution. The object of parliamentary privilege …
About NSDC National Skill Development Corporation is a not-for-profit public limited company incorporated in 2008. NSDC was set up by the Ministry of Finance as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. The Government of India through the Ministry of Skill …
Advances in Cancer Treatment The three major forms of treatment for any cancer are surgery (removing the cancer), radiotherapy (delivering ionising radiation to the tumour), and systemic therapy (administering medicines that act on the tumour). Surgery and radiotherapy have been …
What is SDG India Index? The Index for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) evaluates progress of states and Union Territories (UTs) on various parameters including health, education, gender, economic growth, institutions, climate change and environment. It is released by the NITI …
About NABARD The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was established in 1982 under the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981. NABARD acts as a refinancing institution for all kinds of production and investment credit …
About EMRS The scheme of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) was introduced in 1997-98 with an objective to provide quality middle and high-level education to Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in remote areas. The schools are aimed to enable ST students …