NATO SUMMIT: Context: NATO Summit was held recently in Brussels. It brought together the leaders of all 30 Allied nations. Outcomes of the meet: The heads of the NATO countries said they “remain firmly committed to NATO’s founding Washington Treaty, including that an attack against one Ally shall be considered an attack against us […]
National Food Security Act (NFSA) Notified on: 10th September, 2013. Objective: To provide for food and nutritional security in the human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantities of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity. Coverage: 75% of the rural population and upto 50% of the
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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
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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
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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
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Innovations for Defence Excellence Recently, the Defence Minister has approved the budgetary support of Rs. 498.8 crore to Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) challenge under the Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) for the next five years. Earlier, the Defence Minister released an E-booklet titled ‘20 Reforms in 2020’ highlighting the major reforms undertaken by the
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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
Assistance to Sri Lanka – Operation Sagar Aaraksha II Indian Coast Guard (ICG), in coordination with Sri Lankan authorities, has been tirelessly engaged in fighting a major fire onboard the Chemical laden container vessel MV X-Press Pearl anchored off Colombo since 25 May 2021. The strenuous joint efforts of the ICG ships and Sri Lankan
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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
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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
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