Bank Recapitalisation
Context: The Union Government has announced Bank Recapitalisation Plan to infuse Rs. 2.11 lakh crore ( $32.4 billion) capital into […]
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Biochemical oxygen demand
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD, also called biological oxygen demand) is the amount of dissolved oxygen (DO) needed (i.e., demanded) by aerobic biological
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Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
The ITBP is one of five Central Armed Police Forces of India. It was raised on 24 October 1962, under
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United Nations
UN is successor of ineffective League of Nations and was established in 1945 after World War II in order to
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Medical Tourism
Context: India is considered a preferred destination for cardiology, orthopaedics, transplant and ophthalmology in curative care, it also enjoys high
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State Commission for Women – UPSC GS1
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre if state commissions for women (SCW) actually exist. The top court raised the
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Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
APEDA: The APEDA is an apex statutory export promotion organisation under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It was
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Employment in Rural Areas
The Rural Development Ministry is examining proposals that promises to leapfrog job creation for the rural youth. Out of the
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National Air Quality Index
This index is launched under Swacch Bharat Abhiyan in 2014 Aim is ‘one number- one colour-one description’ for the common