Indian Women Face Violence Most
The findings of the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that Indian women face the most violence by the sexual intimate partner/ non-partner sexual violence in [read more]
UPSC Current Affairs
Kilogram Gets A Makeover – India
India has adopted a global resolution to update the International Systems of Units (SI) that redefines the basic unit – Kilogram. In-Detail With the adoption [read more]
India and Data Localisation – Current Scenario
Staunch opposition from the US on countries calling for data localisation, let us see where India stands in this scenario. Data Localisation The Internet generates [read more]
EC Invokes Article 324 To Curtail Bengal Campaigning
The Election Commission of India (ECI) had invoked its Article 324 of the constitution to curtail election campaigning in Bengal which was marred by violence. [read more]
Supreme Court Blames Construction Work for Floods
While Delivering Judgement, the Supreme Court had observed that unbridled construction in eco-sensitive regions are the reasons for the unprecedented floods that we have seen [read more]
A Landmark Move to Check Plastic Waste Movement Across Countries
Around 186 countries across the world have agreed to check and monitor the movement of plastic waste from one country to the other. In-Detail Plastic [read more]
The MANAV Initiative – To Understand the Role of Tissues & Cells
What Is It? It is an initiative launched by the Department of Biotechnology called ‘MANAV: Human Atlas Initiative to map every tissue of a human [read more]
Chandrayaan-2 Set for a July Launch – ISRO
India’s ambitious second mission to Moon, Chandrayaan-2, is set to be launched between July 9-16. In-Detail: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up [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]