Exam Warriors

Exam Warriors is a book authored by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The book was initially published in 2018 by Penguin India. Prime Minister had written the book for young students to provide them a handy guide to deal with ..

Tribal TB Initiative

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched ‘Tribal TB Initiative’ in pursuit of TB Mukt Bharat. A guidance note was released on Joint Action plan for Tuberculosis(TB) Elimination, a special edition of Tribal Ministry’s publication ‘ALEKH’. A document on Tribal ..

Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

Rooppur nuclear power plant is a 2.4 GWe nuclear power plant that is being developed in Bangladesh. It is the country’s first nuclear power plant and is being built on the bank of River Padma. Russia and India are also ..

Mitali express

Mitali Express is a passenger train that was recently inaugurated by the Indian PM and the Bangladeshi PM. This is the 3rd such passenger connectivity project after Maitree Express and the Bandhan Express. The train will ply between New Jalpaiguri ..

Innocent passage

Innocent passage is a concept under the UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) that vessels to pass through another country’s territorial water under certain conditions. It is defines under article 19 of UNCLOS that a passage ..

Teesta Water Sharing Agreement

The Teesta Water Sharing Agreement is a long pending agreement on the sharing of the Teesta river water between India and Bangladesh. The river originates in Sikkim and flow through West Bengal before entering Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, it merges with ..

North Bengal Command Area Project

The North Bengal Command Area Project is a poll promise in West Bengal to connect the rivers of South Bengal to the north Bengal region. This 2,000 crore INR proposed project seeks to take water from the 3 rivers- Jalangi, ..

Four point plan on Suez Canal situation

A four point plan was formulated by the Ministry of Commerce to deal with the situation presented by the blockage of the Suez Canal. Prioritization of cargo, freight rates as per existing contracts, advisory to ports and re-routing of vessels ..

Katyuri Dynasty

Katyuri Dynasty is medieval line of kings who ruled over the present day Uttarakhand region between 8th and 12th century CE. Their state was known as ‘Kurmanchal’, meaning ‘the land of the Kurma (an avatar of Lord Vishnu)’. It was ..

Garhwal Himalayan forts

Garhwal Himalayas is a heavily mountainous region in Uttarakhand. It derives its name from ‘Garhs’ or forts that had been built in the region. These are medieval forts that were built in the 8th century CE at various altitudes. These ..