India – Egypt Bilateral Relationship Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt recently agreed to elevate the India-Egypt bilateral relationship to a “strategic partnership”. Historical Ties: At least since the reign of Emperor Asoka, relations between Egypt and India, two […]
Mughal Gardens Context: The iconic Mughal Gardens at the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President’s House) in Delhi have been renamed. The collective identity of all the gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan will be ‘Amrit Udyan’. Background: The Mughals were known to value gardens and encouraging gardening. In Babur […]
Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) #GS-02 International Relations For Prelims Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) Indus Waters Treaty was brokered by the World Bank after nine year long negotiations on September 19, 1960. Under the treaty all the waters of three Eastern rivers, namely Ravi,Sutlej and Beas […]
Non-Aligned Movement Context: Recently, Egypt and India reaffirmed their support for the Non-Aligned Movement, a joint statement released following the President’s bilateral meetings The Republic Day parade’s primary guest, Abdel Fateh el-Sisi, claimed that both nations expressed a willingness for technological exchange between their defence industry. […]
The National Mission for a Green India Context: India is lagging behind in the targets to increase the number and quality of tree and forest cover plantations set in the Green India Mission, according to data accessed through the Right to Information (RTI) Act. About: The National Mission for […]
iNCOVACC Context: The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh recently launched the intranasal COVID19 vaccine iNCOVACC. Who is manufacturing it? iNCOVACC, the intranasal COVID¬19 vaccine is being manufactured by the Hyderabadbased vaccine developer Bharat Biotech International Ltd. (BBIL). It is the first intranasal COVID vaccine approved for the primary two-dose […]
