In February 2024, Dubai authorities introduced a 5-year multiple entry tourism visa policy for Indian citizens to further boost annual visitor arrivals from the key source market and...
1. Which of the following countries participated in ‘Exercise Dosti’, recently seen in the news? [A] India, Sri Lanka & Maldives[B] Myanmar, Sri Lanka & Nepal [C] India,...
Project Elephant was launched in 1992 to assist the States having free ranging populations of wild elephants to ensure the long term survival of identified viable populations of...
A tiger reserve refers to a designated protected area that aims to provide safe habitats for tigers and conserve India’s tiger population. Tiger reserves are established under India’s...
The coastal regulation zones (CRZ) refer to specific coastal stretches defined by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change where regulation is imposed on various activities. As...
India established its first national park in 1936 – the Hailey National Park (it was later renamed as Corbett NP) to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. By 1970,...
On 23rd February 2024, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched an annual capacity building blueprint for employees working under his three ministries spanning railways, communications and information technology sectors....
The Chhattisgarh government ruled by Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to restart work on establishing an aluminium manufacturing hub on over 140 hectares land in Korba district to...
In February 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a call to make Amul dairy cooperative the number one dairy company worldwide while addressing a grand 50-year celebration event...
Guinea worm disease is a crippling and painful infection caused by long thread-like Guinea worms that emerge slowly from human skin blisters after incubating for about a year...