The outline of an essential global pandemic treaty For Mains The need for a global treaty on Pandemics In a globalised world, any disease which originates in any part of the world can spread through out the globe if few conditions are met. The number […]
Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system The Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system has been tested at Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur off the Odisha coast. QRSAM has been developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) The flight-tests were carried out […]
Why the U.S. midterm election matters For Mains Checks and Balances French philosopher, Montesquieu, in 1748 gave the idea for division of power to ensure that no single person or group could assume autocratic authority by creating a system of checks and balances between executive, […]
Longest-reigning monarch of U.K., Elizabeth II, dead For Prelims The longest reigning monarch in history is King Louis XIV who ruled France for 72-year and 110-days from 1643 until 1715. For Mains About Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II was the Queen of the United Kingdom from […]
India, China troops disengage at LAC friction point in Ladakh For Prelims About Line of Actual Control The Line of Actual Control (LAC) is the military held demarcation line that separates the Indian-controlled territory from the Chinese-controlled territory. This was set up after the 1962 […]
Front Page: India, China troops disengage at LAC friction point in Ladakh Longest-reigning monarch of U.K., Elizabeth II, dead India ranks 132 in HDI as score drops States: Odisha govt. cancels shrimp culture leases inside Bhitarkanika Editorial: ‘Faustian bargain’ versus principles is the toss-up The […]