Academia, research and the glass ceiling in India For Mains: What is the glass ceiling? Glass ceiling refers to situations when a qualified person wishing to advance within the hierarchy of his/her organization is stopped at a lower level due to a discrimination most often […]
“Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks” Scheme for “Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks”: provides for financial assistance to three States (Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh) for establishing Bulk Drug Parks It aims to bring down the cost of manufacturing of bulk drugs by creation […]
Vostok-2022 begins in Russia with India, China participating For Prelims About Vostok-2022: Vostok – 2022 is a multilateral strategic and command exercise. The exercise is scheduled to be held from September 01 to September 07. The exercise will involve more than 50,000 troops from China, […]
Indian-made HPV vaccine this year For Prelims About Cervical Cancer: Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix which creates a malignant tumour of the cervix (the lowermost part of the uterus). Cervical cancer is curable; however, the […]
Exercise VAJRA PRAHAR 2022 India – USA Joint Special Forces Exercise. The 21-day joint training provided an opportunity for the Special Forces from both nations to train in Air Borne Operations, Special Operations and Counter Terrorism operations in a joint environment under United Nations Charter. […]
5G Cells to Piggyback on Poles, Hoardings For Prelims About 5G: 5G is the fifth-generation cellular technology which can provide faster and more reliable communication with ultra-low latency. The peak network data speeds are expected to be as high as 20 Gbps (gigabits per second). 5G […]