What is a rare disease? A rare disease is a health condition of low prevalence that affects a small number of people compared with other prevalent diseases in the general population. Rare diseases include genetic diseases, rare cancers, infectious tropical …
What’s in the news? The Government of India has been implementing Seed Village Programme (Beej Gram Yojana) since 2014-15 to upgrade the quality of farmer’s saved seeds. Under this programme financial assistance for distribution of foundation/certified seeds at 50% of …
Why in News? Recently, an Member of Parliament (MP) from Ladakh demanded that the region be included in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to safeguard land, employment, and cultural identity of the local population. The MP spoke in Parliament …
Why in News? Recently, Goa celebrated its 60th liberation day (December 19). Why does Goa observe liberation day on December 19? An important port for trade and military operations, Goa was ruled by the Portuguese for more than 450 years. …
Despite having so many celebrated technologists around the world, India is still a minor player in the world of technology. As a result, India’s talent has left the country. For example, there were 2.7 million Indian immigrants in the United …
About The government has launched a campaign namely Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness Campaign (KAPILA) on 15th October, 2020 to increase awareness regarding protection and exploitation of Intellectual Property (IP) and also to provide funding support in …
About Swadesh Darshan The Swadesh Darshan Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Tourism in 2014. Objective: To develop theme-based tourist circuits in the country. These tourist circuits will be developed on the principles of high tourist value, competitiveness and …
About OIC The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states. The majority of its member states are Muslim-majority countries, while others have significant Muslim populations, including …
What’s in the news? India hosted the third India-Central Asia dialogue which saw participation of the Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Highlights of the Dialogue India and Central Asian nations share a “broad regional …