Why in News? An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked at the International Space Station. Cargo Ship Mission The Progress MS-16 cargo ship, which blasted off from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan, has delivered water, propellant and other supplies …
What’s in the news? Last year, the Union Cabinet approved the New Education Policy 2020. The policy aims to pave way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems in the country. This policy replaces the 34 year old …
About Nag Missile Nag is a third-generation, fire-and-forget, anti-tank guided missile developed by India’s state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) The Nag missile has been indigenously developed under the Indian Ministry of Defence’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), …
What’s in the news? India has mooted an ambitious regional cooperation plan for seamless movement of doctors, nurses and air ambulances between countries of SAARC and Indian Ocean Region during medical emergencies noting that greater integration was critical to making …
NEWS Indian leaders have committed to supporting the rights of minority Tamils in Sri Lanka against the gross abuse of human rights to “live with equity, equality, justice, peace and dignity”. BACKGROUND The period from 2005 to 2015 under the …
Indian Leopard The Indian Leopard has larger rosettes (black spots) than the other subspecies, with a paler coat in desert habitats, greyer in colder climes and more ochre in rainforest habitats. They are sexually dimorphic, with males larger and heavier …
About the scheme In April last year, the central government had for the first time notified the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for mobile phones and allied component manufacturing. As a part of the scheme, companies which set up new …