SCATSAT-1 (Scatterometer Satellite-1) is a satellite providing weather forecasting, cyclone prediction, and tracking services to India. This... View Article
Cartosat 2 is part of India’s successful Earth Observation Programme run by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which started in the... View Article
Science and Technology is an important part of the UPSC Syllabus with many questions coming directly from this segment. This article will talk... View Article
India Meteorological Department is a government agency that deals with everything related to meteorology and other associated fields of study. In... View Article
In 2018, the Supreme Court of India decriminalised homosexuality by ruling that Section 377’s application to acts of homosexuality between... View Article
Global Tiger Forum is an Inter-Governmental international body working exclusively for the conservation of Tigers. The topic, 'Global Tiger... View Article
National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy was adopted on 14 May 2018 by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) as an initiative to promote a... View Article
SWAYAM stands for Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds. This is a program under the Ministry of Human Resource Development... View Article
Maharaja Express is a luxury train service with all modern facilities and state of the art design. It is a train journey to treat the tourists... View Article
The Indian Parliament enacted the Wildlife (Protection) Act in 1972, which provides for the safeguarding and protection of the wildlife (flora... View Article
The full form of WWF is World Wide Fund for Nature. It is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and conservation... View Article
Yoga is one of the most prominent cultural exports of India. It is more than just poses and meditation. In this article, you can read all about... View Article
GST is a multi-stage tax charged on each value addition. It is imposed on goods and services on every level of the distribution chain. There are... View Article
A Global Depository Receipt (GDR), also known as international depository receipt (IDR), is a certificate issued by a depository bank, which... View Article
URJA (Urban Jyoti Yojana) app was developed to provide necessary information related to Urban Power distribution and to enhance efficient... View Article
In Modern Indian History, Charles Wood's Despatch had an impact on education in British India as it promoted the use of vernacular languages in... View Article
The Hunter Commission of 1882 was presided by Sir William Hunter and was appointed by Lord Ripon, the then-viceroy of India. The hunter... View Article
Table of Contents: A. GS1 Related: 1. 6,000-year-old stone tombs may have been first ‘telescopes’ B. GS2 Related: 1. Green fine on Adani port... View Article
