Tsai Ing-wen (59) has sworn-in as the first female and 14th President of Taiwan on 20 May 2016 in front of national flag. She succeeds outgoing President Ma...
The first World Conference on Tourism for Development (WCTD) was held in Beijing, China from May 18 to 21, 2016. It was held under the theme ‘Tourism for...
The Railway is planning to revamp its existing catering policy to make train travel more comfortable and homely. In this context, a committee headed by Central Railway Chief...
Fixed-drug combinations (FDCs) refer to the combinations of two or more active drugs {called APIs or Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients} in a single dosage form. Such combination of drugs...
Context: Karnataka is planning to bring a ‘Good Samaritan Act’. The main purpose of the act is to insulate citizens who help accident victims without the fear of...
The vulnerability of the Indian forests to fire varies from place to place depending upon the type of vegetation and the climate. The coniferous forest in the Himalayan...
Forest fires are a common problem across the world posing significant threats to terrestrial, aquatic and atmospheric systems also. Every year, extreme wild fires lead to loss of...
The ExoMars (Exobiology on Mars) programme is a joint mission of European Space Agency (ESA) and Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos). It is an astrobiology project to investigate...
Elephants are the gardeners of our forests. An elephant eats abundant amounts of fruit. Some seeds may be defecated intact in a different area located at a distance....
