Centrally Protected Monuments #GS-01 Indian Culture and Heritage For Prelims Centrally protected monuments in India: India has a total of 3,695 Centrally Protected Monuments or Sites at present with UP having the highest number at 743. Centrally Protected Monuments are protected by Archaeological Survey of […]
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) #GS-03 Science and Technology For Prelims: DRDO: The Defence Research and Development Organisation works under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence, Government of India. DRDO has been created as the Research and Development wing of the Ministry of […]
iNCOVACC #GS-03 Science and Technology, #GS-02 Healthcare For Prelims iNCOVACC iNCOVACC is an intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Bharat Biotech, American company Precision Virologics and the Washington University School of Medicine. Codenamed BBV154, it had received permission for restricted use in November. The nasal […]
PIB Analysis 23-12-22 AMRUT Scheme Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on 25th June 2015 in selected 500 cities and towns across the country. The Mission focuses on development of basic infrastructure, in the selected cities and towns, in the sectors […]
Greenwashing #GS-03 Climate Change For Prelims Greenwashing: Greenwashing can be defined as the practice of projecting a company’s products as more environmentally friendly or as having a bigger positive influence on the environment than they actually do. This is seen as an attempt to capitalize […]
Cervical Cancer Vaccine #GS-03 Science and Technology, #GS-02 Healthcare For Prelims Cervical Cancer: Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix (the lowermost part of the uterus) and results in the formation of a malignant tumour there. Cervical […]
Taliban and Shariah Law #GS-02 International Relations For Prelims Taliban The word Taliban means “students” in the Pashto language which is the language of ethnic Pashtuns. The organisation was founded in September 1994, by Mullah Mohammad Omar and 50 students in his hometown of Kandahar. […]
Ecologically Sensitive Zone (ESZ) #GS-03 Biodiversity Conservation For Prelims Ecologically Sensitive Zone (ESZ): ESZs also known as Ecologically Fragile Areas (EFAs) are areas notified by the MoEFCC around Protected Areas, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries. They are created to be the “shock absorbers” to the […]
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Context: Two sites in Gujarat have made it to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage sites: Vadnagar, and the Sun Temple of Modhera, both in the Mehsana district of northern Gujarat. About Vadnagar: It is believed that Vadnagar, also known […]
Minimum Tax on Big Businesses Context: Recently, the members of the European Union reached a preliminary agreement to enact a minimum tax of 15% for large companies. A plan to allocate tax rights among jurisdictions and impose a 15% minimum tax rate on huge multinational […]