INS Jalashwa

INS Jalashwa is an amphibious warfare vessel that was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 2007. It is the largest ship with the Indian Navy. It was procured from the USA in 2005. Recently, the vessel arrived at Port Anjouan, Comoros to ..

Rakhi Garhi

Rakhi Garhi is a pre- Indus Valley Civilization site located in a village in Haryana. It is a 6,500 BCE site located on the river plain of Ghaggar and Hakra. Two sites, Rakhi-Khas and Rakhi-Shahpur are together known as Rakhigarhi. ..

National Non-ferrous Metal Scrap Recycling Framework

The National Non-ferrous Metal Scrap Recycling Framework is a framework from the Ministry of Mines for recycling scraps of non-ferrous metals such as aluminium and copper. The framework makes use of life cycle management approach. The framework seeks to create ..

Chenab Arch Bridge

Chenab Arch Bridge is a rail bridge over the River Chenab that is set to be completed by December 2021. The bridge connects Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country. It is set to be the highest rail ..

Hohenzollern

Hohenzollern is a royal dynasty in Germany. Its origin can be traced back to the 11th century. One of its most notable member is Kaiser Wilhelm II, the last emperor of Germany, whose foreign policy is considered as one of ..

El Argar

El Argar culture was an early Bronze Age culture in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe that existed between 2200 B.C. and 1500 B.C. Some of the characteristics of the Argarics include state society, ruling bureaucracy, complex settlement systems, geopolitical boundaries, ..

La Almoloya

La Almoloya is an archaeological site located in the Iberian Peninsula. It a bronze age site that falls within the territory of modern day Spain. It is an expansive complex found atop a hill. A double burial of a couple ..

Turing Scheme

Turing Scheme is an initiative by the UK government that would enable its students to study abroad. It is named after Alan Turing, the English code breaker and mathematician. It is the replacement of the Erasmus Scholarship Program of the ..

Kerala’s Transgender Policy

Kerala formulated and implemented a welfare policy for transgender people in 2015- making it one of the first states in India to do so. The policy was introduced following the 2014 Supreme Court judgement that upheld the right to equality ..

AEG12

AEG12 is a mosquito protein. Scientists at the US National Institute of Health found that the protein has the ability to inhibit viruses that bear the protective outer envelope. The protein functions by ripping out lipid molecules from the envelop ..