Why Nipah virus outbreaks are occurring only in Kerala Context Since May 2018, when Kerala announced the first Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode district, there have been three more Nipah outbreaks, the most recent in late August 2023. Three of the four Nipah outbreaks in Kerala […]
Iran marks one year since the death of Mahsa Amini Context On Saturday, Iranian security forces briefly kidnapped Mahsa Amini’s father and dispersed across the country, primarily in Kurdish areas, a year after her death in police detention sparked some of the country’s worst riots […]
Centre publishes disability database stripped of socio-economic figures Context According to The Hindu, the Union government is discarding whatever socioeconomic data it gathered while registering over 94 lakh Persons with Disabilities across the country for the issuance of Unique Disability ID (UDID) cards over the […]
With lessons from the Ukraine war, the Army revises its artillery plan What is the historical background of Indian Artillery? Mughal Empire (1526-1857) The Mughal Empire (1526-1857), one of the most powerful empires in Indian history, made substantial contributions to the development and employment of […]
India-Middle East-EU corridor to have multiple routes, but hurdles remain Context Officials said many details are still being ironed out days after India, the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries launched the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), and multiple route […]
AI cameras gun for poachers Context Wildlife officials in one of India’s most populated tiger zones are testing a new set of video traps — cameras with infrared sensors put in woods to count wild animals or watch the movement of suspected poachers — that […]
