What’s in the news? India has witnessed a significant decline in the Maternal Mortality Ratio, MMR from 130 in 2014-16 to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20. As per the Special Bulletin released by the Registrar General of India, …
About the Scheme In May 2021, the Ministry of Education launched ‘Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors’ (YUVA) scheme, a mentorship programme to train young authors. The scheme is aimed at training 75 aspiring writers below 30 years, who are ready …
Unlike the Prelims Exam which will be over in just 2+2 (GS + CSAT) hours, Mains is more like a test match, conducted over five days and consists of a total of 27 writing hours (language papers included). When such …
What’s in the news? Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced several amendments to land laws for the Union Territory of Jammu Kashmir (J&K), including the Jammu and Kashmir Development Act of 1970 and the J&K Land Revenue Act, …
Context This year marks 15 years of the enactment of the Right to Information (RTI) law, which has empowered millions to assert their citizenship and show truth to power. About RTI Act Right to Information act, 2005: It gives the …
What’s in the news? A small study from India analysed the case for the use of indomethacin, a powerful anti-inflammatory drug, in low doses, for effective treatment of milder COVID-19 cases. Observations made in the study Currently paracetamol is widely …
What’s in the news? In a vital discovery which may help understand the mystery behind declining star formation activity in the Milky Way, a team of astronomers from the Pune-based National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA-TIFR) and Raman Research Institute …
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005 under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child Development ,Government of India. Mandate The …
What’s in the news? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired a missile assisted release of lightweight anti-submarine torpedo system for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) from Wheeler Island off the coast of …