India borders Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. Borders in India are highly complicated, with practically every form of extreme terrain present, such as deserts, rich fields, muddy marshes, or tropical evergreen jungles. It has 14818 kilometres of land …
What’s the news? The West Bengal forest department is planning to release another batch of batagur baska, a critically endangered freshwater turtle species, tagged with GPS transmitters in Sundarbans this year to understand its survival and dispersal patterns. Ten batagur …
Context Twelve legislators were suspended for one year by the Maharashtra Assembly last July for alleged disorderly conduct. The unusually long period of suspension has been questioned by the Supreme Court, which is hearing a challenge to the Assembly’s action. …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardees. The Government has been conferring the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar award to children for their exceptional achievement in six categories. …
What’s in the news? India has emerged as the largest exporter of gherkins in the world. India has exported cucumber and gherkins to the tune of 1,23,846 Metric Tonnes with a value of USD 114 million during April-October, 2021. India …
Through the amendments, the Union government plans to acquire powers to depute IAS/IPS and IFoS officers to the Central Government and Ministries without necessarily taking the State government’s nod. After the All India Services Act, 1951 came into existence, the …
What’s in the news? Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah has released India’s First “District Good Governance Index”. The District Good Governance Index of Jammu and Kashmir was prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public …
What’s in the news? NASSCOM (Indian non-governmental trade association) and Zinnov (a management consulting firm) have released a new study titled ‘Indian Tech Start-up Ecosystem: Year of The Titans’. Highlights of the Study Start-ups raised a record $24.1 billion in …
About RTI Act, 2005 Under the Right to Information Act, 2005, Public Authorities are required to make disclosures on various aspects of their structure and functioning. This includes: (i) disclosure on their organisation, functions, and structure, (ii) powers and duties …
What is antimicrobial resistance? Antimicrobial resistance happens when microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites) change when they are exposed to antimicrobial drugs (such as antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, antimalarials, and anthelmintics). Microorganisms that develop antimicrobial resistance are sometimes referred …