New Development Bank At the fourth BRICS Summit in New Delhi (2012), the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and…

Abhayam App Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched ABHAYAM Passenger App for the safety of women and…

GIANT METREWAVE RADIO TELESCOPE NCRA, a centre of the school of natural sciences of the TIFR, has set up a…

Bioterrorism A bioterrorism attack is the deliberate release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs (agents) used to cause illness or…

Mission Olympic Cell Mission Olympic Cell is a body set up by the Sports Authority of India to select athletes…

Manual Scavenging – Menace The practice of manually cleaning excrement from private and public dry toilets and open drains persists…

Bru Tribals Bru tribals from Mizoram, living as refugees in Tripura since 1997, were allowed to permanently settle in Tripura.  The agreement,…

Cyclone Nivar Cyclone Nivar : A cyclone is a general term for a weather system in which winds rotate inwardly…

India-Gulf Cooperation Council The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as a collective entity has tremendous significance for India. The Gulf constitutes…