About IRDAI Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is a statutory body set up for protecting the interests of the policyholders and regulating, promoting and ensuring orderly growth of the insurance industry in India. The powers and functions …
About NCLAT The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) was constituted under the Companies Act, 2013 for hearing appeals against the orders passed by the National Company Law Tribunal under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). NCLAT is also …
What is TB? Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Did you know? TB is an ancient disease and has been documented to have existed in Egypt as early as 3000 BC. TB most commonly affects …
About BrahMos is the supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India and NPOM of Russia. Ballistic Missiles vs Cruise Missiles: Ballistic missiles are powered by rockets initially but then they follow an unpowered, …
What’s in the news? According to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Ukraine, involved in a war with Russia for the past four years, was the largest importer of major arms in the world in the 2020-24 …
About Bennu is a relatively small asteroid that passes close to Earth about every six years. It is a near-earth asteroid that had formed near the dawn of the solar system roughly 4.5 billion years ago. Bennu makes one orbit …
About Wearable technology, also known as “wearables,” is a category of electronic devices that can be worn as accessories, embedded in clothing, implanted in the user’s body, or even tattooed on the skin. The devices are hands-free gadgets with practical …
About Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a gaseous air pollutant composed of nitrogen and oxygen. It is a reddish-brown, pungent, acidic gas that is corrosive and strongly oxidising. It is one of a group of highly reactive gases known as oxides …
Background 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 refined significantly over …