What’s in the news? Recently, India criticised the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for being “communal minded” and “hijacked by vested interests” – a reference to Pakistan – after the grouping called on the UN Human Rights Council to …
Context Non fungible tokens (NFTs) have, thanks to their ability to assign value to everything from art to music to a simple selfie, taken the world by storm. The sales of NFTs surged $25 billion in 2021 as the crypto …
About the Scheme The ‘National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme’ (NMMSS) is a Central Sector Scheme launched in 2008 to provide scholarships for meritorious students of classes IX to XII. Objective: To award scholarships to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to …
What’s the news? On World Pangolin Day (celebrated every third Saturday in February), Wildlife organization ‘Traffic’ that works to help study, monitor, and influence action to curb illegal wildlife trade, has compiled data that shows over 1,141 Pangolin confiscations involving …
Context: The recent publication of The Lancet’s global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance highlights the necessity of a robust AMR policy. What does the report say? It estimated that 4.95 million deaths were associated with bacterial AMR in 2019 alone. …
What’s in the news? The Centre has approved the continuation of the central sector umbrella scheme of Border Infrastructure and Management till 2025-26 at a cost of Rs 13,020 crore. This decision will strengthen the border infrastructure for improving border …
About the Campaign The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), to which India is a signatory, casts an obligation on all the signatory governments to take appropriate measures to ensure to persons with disabilities access, …
What’s in the news? The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) are scheduled to participate in a bilateral exercise named Eastern Bridge-VI from 21 to 25 February 2022 at Air Force Station Jodhpur. This would …
Forest Fire/bush fire vegetation fire or wildfire is defined as any unregulated and non-prescribed combustion or burning of plants in a natural context such as a forest, grassland, brush land, or tundra, which utilises natural fuels and spreads according on …
About the Programme In order to widen and deepen electronic manufacturing and ensure development of a robust and sustainable Semiconductor and Display ecosystem in the country, the Union Cabinet had approved the Semicon India Programme in December last year. The …