Background On August 4, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a new political map of Pakistan. The new political map of Pakistan has claimed the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir stretching all the way to the edge of Ladakh. …
What is a Genome? A genome is an organism’s complete set of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), including all of its genes. Each genome contains all of the information needed to build and maintain that organism. In humans, a copy of the …
Context: COVID-19 has infected more than 19 million people, claimed over 0.7 million lives and devastated economies. As the pandemic transcends geopolitical boundaries, timely global health interventions by the World Health Organization (WHO) duly supported by governments plays a crucial …
Stages of vaccine development Development of vaccines can be simplified into two broad stages: Pre-clinical development is research carried out in lab assays and on animals. It includes: Identification (discovery) of relevant antigens (e.g. screening) Evaluation of vaccine efficacy in …
About HTT-40 (Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40) is a new basic training aircraft being developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The new aircraft will replace the ageing fleet of HAL HPT-32 Deepak trainers that are in …
About UMANG UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) is developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and National e-Governance Division (NeGD) to drive Mobile Governance in India. UMANG provides a single platform for all Indian Citizens …
Context: The economic impact of COVID-19 has resulted in unanimity among economists that the global economy will experience one of its worst years in history. India is no exception and it is clear that, for the first time in many …
Context Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has rejected the three-language formula advocated in the National Education Policy (NEP 2020). Opposition from the State had last year forced the Centre to amend the draft NEP and withdraw a proposal to teach Hindi …
Context To revive the economy from the COVID-19 induced current slowdown, it is imperative that confidence must be injected back in the entire ecosystem. Consequences of economic contraction The slowdown in economic activity is both a function of external factors …
About the programme Launched in January 2018, the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) is one of the largest experiments on outcomes-focused governance in the world. Spread across 115 of India’s socio-economically challenged districts, the ADP is Niti Aayog’s flagship initiative to …