Stubble Burning Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: As paddy harvesting has gathered momentum in Punjab, the key grain producing State, as many as 3,307 cases of stubble fire incidents have been reported till...
1. Which of the following statements are true? 1. Data Security Council of India (DSCI), is a not-for-profit, industry body on data protection in India 2. DSCI engages with governments and their agencies, regulators,...
Crime in India’ report Topic: Reports and Indices In News: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has recently released its annual ‘Crime in India’ report for the year 2017. More on the Topic: Crime...
1. Which of the following statements are true? 1. The International Criminal Police Organisation, or Interpol, is a 194-member intergovernmental organisation. 2. It is headquartered in Hague, Netherlands. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only...
SAARC Varsity Topic: International Relations In News: South Asian University, the flagship educational centre of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), has been in news related to the appointment of its president....
1. Which of the following statements are true? 1. Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) is a pressure tube type reactor using heavy water (D2O) moderator, heavy water coolant and natural uranium dioxide fuel. 2....
World intellectual property indicators 2019 Topic: Reports and indices In News: United Nations released World Intellectual Property Indicators Report-2019. More on the Topic: In 2018, patent filings around the world exceeded by around 3.3...
1. Which of the following statements are true? 1. The project Local Treatment of Urban Sewage streams for Healthy Reuse (LOTUS-HR) is an Indo-Netherlands joint program. 2. It is supported by Department of Biotechnology....
Severe Acute Malnutrition Topic: Health In News: A new research paper published in PLOS Medicine indicated that to prevent deaths due to severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in India there is a need to focus...
1. Which of the following statements are true? 1. BIS is the National Standard Body of India for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods. 2. The...
