What is it? The central nervous system is made up of two types of tissue: the grey matter and the white matter. The brain’s grey matter is the tissue in the central nervous system that consists of nerve cells, and …
About Financial Action Task Force (FATF) It is an intergovernmental organization that designs and promotes policies and standards to combat financial crime. Recommendations of the FATF target Money laundering Terrorist financing Other threats to the global financial system The FATF …
CONTEXT The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic could be slowly receding as per official estimate. The economy is also very gradually getting back to normal, with many States beginning to ease some of the restrictions imposed in their lockdowns. …
NEWS New Delhi needs to make new commitments, developing and deepening links in health, space and digital technologies. CONTEXT Africa is considered a foreign policy priority by India. The current Prime Minister designed a forward-looking strategy to deepen relations with …
NEWS There needs to be a feminist approach to technology to solve the social impacts of the South Asian COVID-19 crisis. CONTEXT As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has swept South Asia in recent months, existing inequalities have …
About ILO: International Labour Organisation is a U.N. agency that was established in 1919 under the Treaty of Versailles. ILO is the only tripartite agency that brings together governments, employers and workers representatives of 187 member States, to set labour …
Why in News? As per a study conducted by the Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, today’s rice does not have the same density of essential nutrients as those cultivated 50 years ago. About rice: Rice, domesticated by …
About the National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) Soon after the GST was rolled out from 1 July 2017, the government had approved setting up of the NAA for two years. NAA is a statutory body constituted under the Central Goods and …
The UPSC conducts the Civil Services Examination (CSE) for recruitment to various posts of the Civil Services of the Government of India, including the IAS, IFS, and IPS etc. It is conducted in three phases – a Preliminary examination consisting …