What is Malaria? Malaria is a disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes, called “malaria vectors.” Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites. It is preventable and curable. About the malaria …
Why in News: Case of the zoonotic Nipah virus infection has been reported in Kozhikode district of Kerala. About Nipah Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic virus (it is transmitted from animals to humans) and can also be transmitted through …
NEWS COVID-19 has forced South Asia to take a quantum leap in digitalisation. CONTEXT The Covid-19 has resulted in a shift to remote work and online education. This has resulted in an unprecedented spike in Internet penetration. Even smaller …
Why in the news? Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an electronic voucher based digital payment system “e-RUPI”. The platform, which has been developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Health and …
NEWS Lockdown amidst pandemic have led to a boom in Internet consumption. According to the Department of Telecommunications, Internet consumption in India rose by 13% after the lockdown was announced. Higher consumption has generated goldmines of user data that online …
Why in the news? The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is coming with a programme called Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions (GATI) in the line of the UK’s ATHENA SWAS to improve the women participation in science. An initial …
What are OTT platforms? OTT stands for “over-the-top” and refers to the productized practice of streaming audio and video content to customers directly over the web. These platforms started out as content hosting platforms, but soon branched out into the …
Background: Saffron production has long been restricted to a limited geographical area in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Pampore region, in India, commonly known as Saffron bowl of Kashmir, is the main contributor to saffron production, followed by …