P J Nayak Committee
The P J Nayak Committee or officially the Committee to Review Governance of Boards of Banks in India was set... View Article
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Malegam Committee – Economy Notes for UPSC
The Reserve Bank of India formed a sub-committee in order to study the Microfinance sector regulated by the bank. Microfinance... View Article
DNA vaccine
DNA vaccination is a technique for protecting an animal against disease by injecting it with genetically engineered DNA so cells directly produce an... View Article
Currency and Gold Revaluation Account
The Currency and Gold Revaluation Account (CGRA) is the unrealized gain/loss in the value of gold and foreign exchange RBI... View Article
Advanced Technology Vehicle
Advanced Technology Vehicle is an experimental mission carried out by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in the year 2016.... View Article
Tianhe-2: Notes for UPSC Science and Technology
Tianhe-2 or TH-2 is a 33.86-petaflop supercomputer located in National Supercomputer Center in Guangzhou. It was developed by a team of 1,300 scientists and engineers. Tianhe-2 is... View Article
What is TaihuLight?
The Sunway TaihuLight is a Chinese supercomputer that ranked as the fastest supercomputer between The Sunway TaihuLight was the world’s... View Article
Ottawa Convention – Facts for UPSC
Ottawa Convention is also called as Mine Ban Treaty. The full name of the convention is, “Convention on the Prohibition... View Article
What is the Office of Profit?
An office of profit is a widely used term when it comes to executive appointments under national constitutions. This concept... View Article
Cluster Bombs
A cluster bomb or cluster munition is a term heard in the news with regard to weapons and weapons systems.... View Article
Cartosat 3 Satellite – An Overview of High Resolution Capabilities
Space Technology plays a huge role in the development of the country through educational, agricultural, communication, and defence sector projects.... View Article
AMRUT Scheme [UPSC Notes GS-II]
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched in June 2015 by PM Narendra Modi under the Government... View Article
What is the Asian Clearing Union?
Asian Clearing Union (ACU) is a payment settlement forum whereby the participants settle payments for transactions that take place within... View Article
Yashpal Committee – UPSC Notes
The Government of India set up a Committee on Higher Education under the Ministry of Human Resource Development known as... View Article
Shailesh Nayak Committee – UPSC Notes
The Shailesh Nayak Committee was constituted in 2014 with the mandate of examining the issues of the coastal states and... View Article
What is Shared National Credit Program?
The Shared National Credit Program is a thorough review and analysis of risk in the largest and most complex credits... View Article
Rio Earth Summit 1992
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, Rio Summit, Rio Conference, and Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO92),... View Article
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)- UPSC Notes
Current Context: The 29th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), constituted under section 45ZB of the Reserve Bank of... View Article
MSCI Index
The MSCI World is a stock market index of 1,643’world’ stocks. It is maintained by MSCI Inc., formerly Morgan Stanley Capital International, and is used... View Article
Kaziranga National Park – UPSC Environment & Ecology
The Kaziranga National Park is one of the important wildlife reserves in India. It is one of the most famous... View Article
