Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav

Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav is an upcoming event to commemorate 75 years oIndia’s independence. It is to be launched by the PM on March 12th from Gujarat. On the same day, a 21 day long Dandi March is to be ..

Hardit Singh Malik

Hardit Singh Malik was an early 20th century Sikh fighter pilot who is considered as a war hero in the UK. He served as a member of the Royal Flying Corp and came to be known as the ‘Flying Sikh’ ..

Status of Forces Agreement

SOFA or Status of Forces Agreement is an agreement signed between the USA and South Korea in 1966. The SOFA gives the rules that govern and protect US personnel who are stationed in South Korea- a consequence of the treaty ..

Sankaradeva

Srimanta Sankaradeva was a 16th century saint- reformist who propagated the ‘eka sharana naam dhrama’, a form of Bhakti. He started a neo-Vaishnavite reformist movement with an objective to bring in an egalitarian society. His teachings focused on chanting and ..

Sattras

Sattras or Thans are monastic institutions consisting of a worship hall called namghar and headed by a ‘Sattradhikar’. These were created as part of Srimanta Sankaradeva’s  neo-Vaishnavite reformist movement in the 16th century. As the saint-reformer travelled Assam to propagate ..

Ali Boumendjel

Ali Boumendjel was an Algerian freedom fighter. He was a lawyer who served as an intermediary between the moderates and the revolutionaries when the North African nation was under French rule. He was detained during the Battle of Algiers in ..

CALM2

CALM2 is a gene that is responsible for the production of calmodulin, a protein that regulates the transport of calcium ions in the cardiac muscle cells (cells of the heart muscles). Calcium ions play a key role in the ‘excitation-contraction ..

NPCI

NPCI or National payments Corporation of India is a non-profit company for operating retail payments in India. It was established under the Payments and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 in the year 2008. It is an initiative of RBI and the ..

NUE

NUE or new umbrella entity is a non-profit entity to create alternate payment mechanisms to the NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India). The idea was floated by RBI and it had set March 31st as the deadline for companies to ..

Bridge of Compassion

‘Bridge of Compassion’ is a 200-feet baily bridge constructed by the Border Road Organisation (BRO) over the Rishiganga river. This bridge provides connectivity to 13 border villages in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district affected by the glacial lake outburst flood that occurred ..