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World Sickle Cell Disease Day 2021 To commemorate the World Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Day on 19th June, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MOTA) flagged off mobile vans under the Unmukt project for strengthening screening and timely management of SCD in tribal districts of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a

LTTE Founded and led by Velupillai Prabhakaran, the LTTE is a paramilitary organization that has waged a campaign since the 1970’s with the goal of creating a separate Tamil state in northern Sri Lanka. Known as the Tamil Tigers, the LTTE is notorious for introducing suicide bombers in general and female ones in particular. They

US India Artificial Intelligence Initiative Recently, US India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI) initiative has been launched to scale up the science and technology relationship between India and the United States. Key Points US India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI) is an initiative of Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) which was established in March 2000. The Department of

CEO Water Mandate NTPC Ltd. has become a signatory to the United Nations’ Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate. NTPC Ltd is India’s largest power utility under the Ministry of Power. Key Points About: It is a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General and the UN Global Compact, implemented in partnership with the Pacific It was

India Energy Outlook 2021: IEA Recently, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has released the India Energy Outlook 2021 Report which explores the opportunities and challenges ahead for India as it seeks to ensure reliable, affordable and sustainable energy for a growing population. The India Energy Outlook 2021 is a new special report from the IEA’s

National Security Guard (NSG) The NSG is a counter-terrorism unit that formally came into existence in 1986 by an act of Parliament- ‘National Security Guard Act, 1986’. The idea behind raising such force came in the aftermath of Operation Blue Star (an Indian military action carried out to remove militant religious leader from the Golden

Blue-finned Mahseer Recently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has moved Blue-finned Mahseer from Endangered to the Least Concern’ status on its Red List. Key Points About: The Mahseer belongs to the genus Tor, of which there are several subspecies to be found in India and in other range countries in South asia.

Nano Urea Liquid: IFFCO Recently, the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) introduced the world’s first Nano Urea Liquid for farmers across the world. Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited About: It is one of India’s biggest cooperative societies which is wholly owned by Indian Founded in 1967 with just 57 cooperatives, today it is an

Defence Acquisition Council  The Defence Acquisition Council is the highest decision-making body in the Defence Ministry for deciding on new policies and capital acquisitions for the three services (Army, Navy and Air Force) and the Indian Coast The Minister of Defence is the Chairman of the council.  It was formed, after the Group of Ministers