About IRV 2020 Aim : The Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV 2020) aims to attain a population of 3000 Wild rhino in Assam distributed over 7 of its Protected Areas by the year 2020. It was started in 2005, designed …
What’s in the news? Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said he hoped India would ‘reassess’ its stand on regional trading agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). He …
About Asiatic Wild Dog The species is similar to domestic dogs in appearance and is also referred to as Dhole. It is characterized by a distinctive red coat with a black tipped bushy tail. They are social carnivores living in …
About the Mission Vijnana Bharati (Vibha) and Global Indian Scientists’ and Technocrats’ Forum (GIST) under the Ministry of Science and Technology have come together to launch the mission with the motto of ‘Uttam Aahaar Uttam Vichaar’ or `Good Diet-Good Cognition’. …
CONTEXT The precarious second wave of COVID-19 infections has hit India with greater ferocity than the first. Multiple reports of the scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines and drugs have surfaced from different parts of the country. CHALLENGES TO EQUITABLE VACCINE …
NEWS Peace with Pakistan is not just a bilateral matter, but is essential for India to transform South Asia. BACKGROUND In late February this year the Director Generals of Military Operations of India and Pakistan gave the statement that they …
About the Dialogue The Raisina Dialogue is a multilateral conference committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community. Every year, global leaders in policy, business, media and civil society are hosted in New Delhi to discuss cooperation on …
NEWS The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, now under scrutiny by a Joint Parliamentary Committee, could play a big role in providing robust protections to users and their personal data. The proposed regime under the Bill seeks to be …
Why in News? Fermilab, which houses the American particle accelerator, has released the first results from its ‘muon g-2’ experiment which showed the anomalous behaviour of the elementary particle called the muon. What is a muon? Muon is an elementary …