Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states spread over four continents. The Organization is the collective voice of the Muslim world. It…
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a eight-member multilateral organization, established on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, China by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. These countries, except for Uzbekistan, had been…
Making India a biotech hub Aim to develop India into a global innovation hub by 2020 and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) has paved the way to deliver on that mandate. BIRAC Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) is…
BrahMos missile A naval version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired by the Indian Navy in the Bay of Bengal as a part of a series of trials being carried out by the three services. A similar…
Artificial Intelligence and Agriculture Artificial intelligence (AI) is silently but increasingly entering Indian agriculture and hence affecting our society at large. Even though machine learning (which is a subset of AI) has been used for classifications and prediction purposes for,…
KVIC’s Honey Mission The self-sustainability measures initiated by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic have begun yielding results. Under Honey Mission program about L,O2,000 bee hives with bee colonies have been proposed to be…
Water Dispute in India The Interstate River Water Disputes Amendment Bill 2019 seeks to improve the inter-state water disputes resolution by setting up a permanent tribunal supported by a deliberative mechanism the dispute resolution committee. The Dam Safety Bill 2019 aims…
Sea Sparkle The bloom of Noctiluca Scintillans, commonly known as “sea sparkle” that the Karnataka coast has been witnessing since about a month, has displaced microscopic algae called diatoms, which form the basis of the marine food chain. This has…
Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2020 The Competition Law Review Committee (CLRC) was set up on October 1st, 2018 to review the Competition Act, 2002 (Act) and other incidental rules thereunder. The need for a robust framework due to the growth of…
Manual Scavenging – Menace The practice of manually cleaning excrement from private and public dry toilets and open drains persists in several parts of South Asia. Across much of India, consistent with centuries-old feudal and caste-based custom, women from communities that…