About WHO The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) established in 1948 to further international cooperation for improved public health conditions. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Working with 194 Member States (including India), …
About UN Peacekeeping Forces The United Nations Peacekeeping Forces are employed by the UN to maintain or re-establish peace in an area of armed conflict. The UN may engage in conflicts between states as well as in struggles within states. …
NEWS There are lessons from the pandemic that can be applied usefully to how health care can be delivered. CONTEXT In the wake of novel coronavirus pandemic and fear of transmission, health-care providers have been reassigned from other specialties to …
NEWS A storm of misinformation around COVID-19 vaccines may seriously dent the fight against the pandemic. CONTEXT After a year of unprecedented changes, chaos and panic, COVID-19 vaccines are the most awaited products of 2021. But though mass vaccination drives …
About Black Storks They are found in many continents but largely migrate to India and South Africa during winter in the northern hemisphere. They settle in old quiet forests where the nest is placed on a big tree, often near …
About ISA International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched in 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former President of France Francois Hollande at the 21st session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-21) in Paris, France. …
What is it? E-Chhawani portal and mobile app was launched by the Ministry of Defence in New Delhi recently. The portal has been created to provide online civic services to over 20 lakh residents of 62 Cantonment Boards across the …
BACKGROUND On February 1, 2021, in the wake of the intensification in the farmers protest and reports of violent incidents on January 26, a number of Twitter accounts became inaccessible in India. It was unclear whether this was Twitter’s decision, …
About Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is the flagship festival of the Ministry of Culture organized since 2015. It is organised with the active participation of Seven Zonal Culture Centres and has been playing a pivotal role to take the vibrant culture …