About TULIP TULIP is a programme for providing internship opportunities to fresh graduates in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Smart Cities across the country. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, MoS (I/C) Housing & Urban Affairs, and All India …
Why in News? The Union Cabinet has given its approval to rename Kolkata Port as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port. Background : The Kolkata Port is the first Major Port as well as the only riverine port of the country. It …
What happened at the Battle of Bhima Koregaon? A small village in Pune district of Maharashtra, Bhima-Koregaon, named after river Bhima, is associated with an important phase of Maratha history. In the battle of Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 1818, …
Remdesivir is an investigational broad-spectrum antiviral drug that has demonstrated activity against RNA viruses in several families, including Coronaviridae(such as SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and strains of bat coronaviruses capable of infecting human respiratory epithelial cells) Paramyxoviridae (such as Nipah virus, respiratory …
What’s in the news? Prime Minister Modi and his Australian counterpart PM Scott Morrison took part in the first-ever virtual bilateral summit between the leaders of the two countries. During the summit India and Australia concluded several key agreements including …
About GAVI Alliance The GAVI Alliance (formerly the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation) is a global health partnership of public and private sector organizations dedicated to “immunisation for all”. GAVI’s strategy supports its mission to save children’s lives and …
What is it? The Tiananmen Square protests were student-led demonstrations calling for democracy, free speech and a free press in China. They were halted in a bloody crackdown, known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, by the Chinese government on June …
Background Last month, as a part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat package, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several measures to tide over the challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. New Public Sector Enterprise Policy The Finance Minister said the government …
Kargah Buddha Located off Gilgit, this seventh-century archaeological site comprises a carved image of a large standing Buddha on the cliff in Karghah Nala. From the 3rd century to the 11th century, Gilgit was a Buddhist centre. A few …