Why in News: The Indian Council of Medical Research has issued the country’s first pre-travel guidelines for children and adolescents with Type-1 diabetes. What is diabetes Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas is no longer able …
Competition Act, 2002 The Competition Act, 2002, as amended by the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007, prohibits anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position by enterprises and regulates combinations (acquisition, acquiring of control and Mergers and acquisitions), which causes or likely to …
What is it? The GST regime, launched on July 1, 2017, introduced a uniform indirect tax structure across the country by merging various state and local-level levies. Under the GST compensation Act 2017, states are guaranteed full compensation for any …
Prelims is the first stage of the civil services exam and as the success rate of clearing this stage is just around 1%, continuous self-evaluation is the key to success. There are a few techniques to help any aspirant realize …
About UNDP The United Nations Development Programme is the global development network of the United Nations. UNDP’s mandate is to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and …
What’s in the news? With an aim to connect the youth with more opportunities of on-ground training within corporates and further a chance to get employment, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has decided to organise the Pradhan Mantri …
Why in News: Scientific and Production Corporation “Radio technical Systems” (RTS) of Russia has signed a large-scale contract with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the supply of radio equipment. The Russian company will manufacture 34 sets of instrument …
Context Recently, the General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned and denounced the comments on Prophet Muhammed made by two erstwhile national spokespersons of an Indian political party. In response, the Ministry of External Affairs, stated that …
Context Ahead of the plenary session of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global financial crime watchdog, Pakistan which continues to face an economic crunch, is hoping for some respite in the form of its removal from the FATF’s …