Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued an advisory asking all private television broadcasters to follow guidelines issued by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) for advertisements relating to online gaming, fantasy…
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA ) JCPOA is an agreement signed by Iran and the P5+1+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States and EU) on July 14, 2015. Significance: This nuclear deal or JCPOA…
India Vietnam Relations India Vietnam relations have been exceptionally friendly and cordial since their foundations were laid by founding fathers of the two countries – President Ho Chi Minh and President Rajendra Prasad and Prime Minister Nehru. The traditionally close…
Pan IIT Global Summit PanIIT USA is organizing its first and the biggest Global Virtual Summit. The theme of IIT-2020 Global Summit is ‘The Future is Now’. The Summit will focus on issues like global economy, technology, innovation, health, habitat…
Mandi system in India Mandis or physical, primary agricultural markets are old and ubiquitous institutions of economic life in many parts of India. Wherever they form, they are usually dense sites of economic, social and political activity, connecting and shaping the…
Forest Rights Act The Forest Rights Act, 2006 was a landmark forest legislation in India, which recognised individual and community rights over forest resources. However, as of November 2018, only 44.83% of titles have been distributed among the total numbers…
Photon for Improving Quantum Technologies Recently Scientists are working towards understanding the light emission down to a single elementary particle called photon for improving quantum technologies. Spontaneous emission can be tailored by precise engineering of the photon density of states of…
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) the “steel frame” of India’s government machinery. Sardar Patel famously called the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) the “steel frame” of India’s government machinery. He, and many others, viewed the IAS as the solid foundation upon which the…
One Nation, One Election The Law Commission submitted a draft report to the government on August 30, 2018, endorsing the proposal. It even recommended changes to the Constitution and the electoral law so as to enable holding simultaneous polls. Simultaneous…
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance is an analytical technique to determine the purity of a sample and its molecular structure. It is used to infer basic structure of unknown compounds. It helps to determine phase changes, solubility, conformational exchange…