International Seabed Authority In News: India has signed a contract with International Seabed Authority for Exploration of Polymetallic Sulphides in Indian Ocean. The contract provides India’s...
TECHNOLOGICAL AFFAIRS
21 Feb 2017
Biomarkers Researchers have identified specific metabolites that can be used as biomarkers for distinguishing dengue and Chikungunya infections. Currently, antigen-based diagnostic tool is available for...
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
17 Feb 2017
EU-Canada Trade Partnership In News:In Oct 2016, the EU and Canada signed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).With CETA, the EU and Canada are committed to...
INDIAN POLITY, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY
13 Feb 2017
Propaganda Using Public Fund is barred In News: The Election Commission on Friday issued directions barring political parties from using or allowing the use of public...
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
01 Feb 2017
Islamic window in Banks In News: RBI has proposed the opening of an ‘Islamic window’ in banks to ‘gradually’ introduce Islamic Banking Islamic window/Islamic Principles Islamic window...
ngt-and-implementation-of-biodiversity-act-2002
09 Dec 2016
The Biological Diversity Act 2002 aims at preserving biological diversity in India. The Act provides mechanism for equitable sharing of benefits arising out of...
India and USA at loggerheads at WTO
07 Dec 2016
Background: India is witnessing new upturn in relation with USA on strategic and defence ties, but it continues to have trade disputes with it at...
Diplomacy and the Diaspora
15 Nov 2016
Background:If there is one issue on which all political parties agree, it is the imperative to include overseas Indians in India’s economic development and to...
Background:The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was jointly announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President François Hollande in 2015 at the UN Paris Climate...
Securing the Indus treaty
07 Oct 2016
In Asia, the vast majority of the 57 transnational river basins have no water-sharing arrangement or any other cooperative mechanism. India, however, has water-sharing...