Dakshin Shakti

The Dakshin Shakti Exercise was held in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. It was conducted in the marine and marshy areas of Rann of Kutch. The Rann of Kutch is located on the Pakistan border. What is Dakshin Shakti Exercise? The ..

Prime Minister Council on Climate Change

The Prime Minister Council on Climate Change was constituted in 2008 by Dr Manmohan Singh, the then PM. What are the main functions of the committee? The committee was constituted to create a coordinated response to issues relating to climate ..

SWADESH Project

SWADESH is a brain initiative developed by DBT – National Brain Research Centre. The project makes the neuroimaging, neurochemical and neuropsychological data accessible to researchers. DBT is Department of Biotechnology. What is SWADESH? SWADESH is the world’s first Multi nodal ..

Omicron Variant

The Omicron is a variant of COVID-19. It was first identified in South Africa. The World Health Organisation has listed Omicron as “Variant of Concern”. What is Omicron? In November 2021, the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa (NGS ..

Rome Declaration

The Rome Declaration was adopted at the G-20 Summit. The declaration addressed most of the global challenges. It includes COVID-19 crisis and inclusive growth. Here are complete details on Rome Declaration. Global economy The members agreed to address the consequences ..

Multi – Dimensional Poverty Index

In November 2021, the NITI Aayog released the first Multi Dimensional Poverty Index of India.  The index measures poverty and its effect based on per capita consumption expenditure. What are the key findings of Multi – Dimensional Poverty Index? Bihar ..