An anti-radiation missile is used to detect an enemy's source of radio emission. These are mostly manufactured to be used against the enemy... View Article
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India’s central bank. It controls the monetary policy concerning the national currency, the Indian rupee. The... View Article
The North-Eastern region of the African continent including the countries of Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia is known as the Horn... View Article
The String of Pearls is a strategy deployed by China, by building a network of commercial and military bases and ports in many countries. This... View Article
UPSC Exam Centres - The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts Civil Services Examination for various posts like IAS, IPS, IFS, IFoS and... View Article
The People’s Protection Units (also called the People’s Defense Units) is the home-grown defence force of the Kurdish area of Syria. It was... View Article
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an investment made by a company or an individual in one country into business interests located in another... View Article
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is a central counter-terrorism agency functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of... View Article
As per the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the estimated number of people in modern slavery stands at approximately 40 Million. Around... View Article
Water scarcity is insufficient freshwater resources to meet the human and environmental demands of a given area. This article will talk about the... View Article
Make in India is a Government of India scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 intended to boost the domestic manufacturing... View Article
The economy is an important part of the UPSC syllabus. It is a big chunk of the syllabus for the General Studies Paper III in the IAS exam. In... View Article
This topic about Guillain Barre Syndrome is relevant for the IAS exam, as it will be asked in the General Studies segment of the exam. The notes... View Article
ISRO is an important body in India and spearheads research in space science in India, also playing a huge role in the development of the country... View Article
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The right to equality provides for the equal treatment of everyone before the law, prevents discrimination on various grounds, treats everybody... View Article
Devadasi is a name given to a girl ‘dedicated’ to a deity in a temple for worship and service of the deity for the rest of her life. This was... View Article
The Launch Vehicle Mark III, previously called the GSLV (stands for Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) is a 3-stage heavy lift launch... View Article
Computer security, cybersecurity or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from... View Article
The World Intellectual Property Organisation or WIPO is a UN specialized agency created in 1967 to promote intellectual property (IP) protection... View Article
