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 …
Context Protesters have marched in the US for a week over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer. Their anger over the killing of the unarmed black man has now spread worldwide. From …
Context India, the world’s third largest crude oil importer has an existing storage capacity of 5.3 million tonnes at Visakhapatnam, Mangaluru and Paadoor, built at an investment of $600 million in the first phase. This is operational and can …
Context Visible effect of the lockdowns was clean air in cities as vehicles went off roads. The Himalayan range became visible from Punjab for the first time in 30 years. Satellite images showed the steep drop in nitrogen …
What is Inner Line? The Inner line is a concept drawn by colonial rulers, which separated the tribal-populated hill areas in the Northeast from the plains. Inner Line Permit System: An Inner Line Permit is a document that allows …
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 …