Part of: GS Prelims and Mains II and III – International Conventions; Cyber security About: Convention on Cybercrime, also known as the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime or the Budapest Convention is the first international treaty seeking to address Internet and computer crime (cybercrime) by harmonizing national laws, improving investigative techniques, and increasing cooperation among nations. It serves … Read more
Part of: GS Prelims and Mains II – India and the World; International/Multi-lateral relations In news: The special meeting of RIC on 23rd June 2020 was held to mark 75 years of the victory over the Axis powers in World War-II. Russia, India, and China to “increase interaction with ASEAN-based structures…” including on COVID-19 issues. India … Read more
Part of: GS Prelims and Mains I and II – Poverty/Health; Social/Welfare issues; Food Security About: State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) is a join report issued annually by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, UNICEF, the World Food Programme and the World … Read more
Scientific name: Meconopis acculette. It is considered the Queen of Himalayan Flowers. Found from Kumaon to Kashmir at elevations of 3,000 to 5,000 meters. Why in News? A recent study indicated that it is slowly depleting at lower altitudes and rocky moraines. Not only the Blue Poppy but several other flowering plants, found at very … Read more
Part of: GS Prelims and Mains III – Disaster Management National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is fighting against the COVID-19; Floods in Assam and Bihar. Google’s Best Books for UPSC PSC Exams Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and New analysis videos About NDRF NDRF was established … Read more
In major part of the Eastern Himalaya, the Himalaya takes a sharp southward bend and connects with the Indo-Burma Range. Tuting-Tidding Suture Zone (TTSZ) of the Arunachal Himalaya has gained significant importance in recent times due to the growing need of constructing roads and hydropower projects, making the need for understanding the pattern of seismicity … Read more
Key Points: Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) is a flagship national programme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. IIT Delhi is the National Coordinating Institute on behalf of the UBA. The Centre for Rural Development Technology (CRDT) as well as the RuTAG group of IIT Delhi is fully participating in the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan activities. … Read more
On July 25, 2020, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Kiren Rijiju announced that Haryana is to host the fourth edition of Khelo India Youth Games. The Games has been scheduled to be conducted after Tokyo Olympics. Join our Official Telegram Channel HERE for Motivation and Fast Updates Subscribe to our YouTube Channel HERE to watch Motivational and … Read more
