US-Taiwan Coast Guard Cooperation Agreement

US-Taiwan Coast Guard Cooperation Agreement is a bilateral pact between the US and Taiwan aimed at enhancing the cooperation between the countries’ coast guards. The objective was to counter China’s increasingly aggressive maritime posturing. A working group is to be ..

Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post-impressionist painter. He is one of the influential figures in western art. He is known to have created around 2,100 artworks. He gained fame only posthumously. He committed suicide at the age of 37 ..

Street Scene in Montmartre

‘Street Scene in Montmartre’ is one of the few Van Gogh paintings that are still in private hands. It was painted by Vincent Van Gogh in 1887, when he moved to Paris and lived in Montmartre with his brother Theo. ..

Affordable Rental Housing and Complexes Scheme

The Affordable Rental Housing and Complexes (ARHC) scheme seeks to provide cheaper dwelling places for students, migrant workers and economically weaker communities in urban areas. The proposal for this scheme was recently approved by the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet. This scheme ..

Shaheen 1-A

Shaheen 1-A is a surface-to-surface ballistic missile. It was successfully tested by Pakistan recently. This nuclear-capable missile can target at the maximum distance of 900 km. The objective of the recent missile testing was to revalidate the designs and technical ..

African Elephant

African elephants, the largest land animals on Earth, comprises of two species – Savanna elephants and forest elephants. While Savanna elephants are larger animals living in Sub-Saharan Africa, the forest elephants are comparatively smaller animals living in the Central and ..

The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980

The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 was passed by the Parliament of India to help conserve the country’s forests. It has played a vital role in curbing large-scale deforestation across India. Background and Need India’s forest cover had been steadily depleting ..

Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park

Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park was jointly inaugurated recently by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his South Korean counterpart at Delhi cantonment. This park pays tribute to the Indian peacekeeping force’s role in the 1950-53 Korean War. The inauguration was held ..

Bihar Military Police

Headquartered in Patna, Bihar Military Police is involved in combating Maoist activities in Bihar. It is currently in charge of securing the Mahabodhi Temple in Gaya, the Darbhanga airport and other industrial and commercial units in the state. A new ..

Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021

The Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021 was recently passed by the state assembly to improve training and capacity of the Bihar Military Police. The amendment bill seeks to rename the Bihar Military Police as the Bihar Special Armed Police ..