China’s Quest for Bases in IOR
Key Highlights: About India’s concern: The Indian Navy has been constantly monitoring Yuan Wang-5, which is under the command of the PLA’s Strategic Support Force [read more]
Current Affairs
Unified Health Interface
Recently, the National Health Authority announced the launch of the Unified Health Interface (UHI) under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). What is Unified Health [read more]
Modi @ CoP 14 of UNCCD
In News At the 14th Conference of Parties (COP) meeting of the United Nations Convention To Combat Desertification, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that [read more]
Target 2023 to Eliminate Trans Fats
In News In partnership with the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA), the World Health Organisation (WHO) set 2023 as the target year to eliminate [read more]
Turning CO2 into Rock In Fight Against Climate Change
In News Scientists from Iceland are turning CO2 into a rock by mimicking a natural process at an accelerated rate. In-Detail: Increased levels of atmospheric [read more]
New Insights on Free Radicals
Free radicals or Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) which are often thought to harm the body has been found to have benefits to the body. In-Detail: [read more]
A Million Species Are At The Risk of Extinction: UN Report
A global scale assessment in the health of ecosystems by a UN body has found that about one million species across the world facing the [read more]
Restricting Access to VAHAN Database – National Register e-Services
The Ministry of Road Transportation has put an end to the free access of data from the Ministry’s VAHAN big data database. In-Detail: The Ministry [read more]
Naming of Cyclone – How Is It Done?
The Cyclone ‘Fani’ which has started its journey from South-East Bay of Bengal has finally made a landfall in Odisha after more than 10 days [read more]
The Threat of Superbugs Looming Large On The World
A UN-backed panel in its report has stated that 10 million people will be killed by superbugs by 2050. In Detail: The report presented to [read more]