Kala azar

Kala azar or visceral leishmaniasis is a severe form of leishmaniasis, a protozoan disease caused by Leishmania parasites. It is transmitted by insect vectors (sandflies) that are found in the tropical and temperate regions. Among parasitic diseases, kala azar is ..

French Polynesia

French Polynesia is a group of 118 islands and atolls in the South Pacific Ocean. It is an oversea collectivity (semi-autonomous) region of the French Republic. It is divided into 5 groups- Society Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago, Gambier Islands, Marquesas Islands ..

Radiocaesium

Radiocaesium or radioactive caesium (Cs-137) is a radioactive isotope of the element caesium. It is a common product of the fission reaction of uranium-235 in nuclear reactors. In a recent study by Greenpeace, most of the special decontamination area of ..

Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2021

The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2021 is a bill seeking to replace the ordinance promulgated in November 2020. It seeks to make amendments to the 1996 Act that deals with domestic and international arbitration and conciliation proceedings. Some of ..

Cooking Energy Access Survey

Cooking Energy Access Survey 2020 is a study of cooking energy access and usage pattern in urban slums in 6 states- Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. It is a study by Delhi-based policy research instituted CEEW ..

EUvsDisinfo

EUvsDisinfo is a database of multimedia content and articles that are identified as proving information that are false, partial or distorted. It is the flagship project of East StratCom Task Force of European External Action Service. It was set up ..

Tocilizumab

Tocilizumab is a drug that is used for its immunosuppressant properties i.e. inhibits the activity of the immune system and its anti-inflammatory properties. It is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. This drug is made of humanized monoclonal antibodies ..

AsterX

AsterX is a military exercise conducted in space by France. The first of its kind exercise is named after France’s first satellite that was launched in 1965. The exercise is aimed at evaluating its ability to defend its satellites and ..

United Bengal Plan

United Bengal Plan was a proposal to form Bengal as a separate nation, independent from India and Pakistan. This was an alternative to the plan to partition colonial India. This was put forth by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, the then Prime ..

Dandi March

Salt March or the Dandi March was a landmark event in the Indian independence movement. It was a march carried out by Mahatma Gandhi and his supporters in 1930. The march was a non-violent protest against the British colonial government’s ..