Right of Self-defence

Right of self-defence is a right acknowledged by the article 51 of the UN Charter. Under this article, nothing in the UN Charter shall impair the right of self-defence (both individual and collective) in case of an armed attack. Recently, ..

Arria Formula meeting

Aria Formula meeting is an informal meeting of UN Security Council Members and is different from regular UNSC meetings in that it doesn’t require the participants to fulfil the official obligations like the presence of all 15 members, non-admittance of ..

Survival Fund

Survival Fund is a 3 million USD fund launched this month by the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation to help those struggling to make ends meet in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. If the fund gets approved, the money ..

Ad26.COV2.S

Ad26.COV2.S is a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine developedby by Johnson & Johnson. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had recently found this vaccine to be safe for use. If FDA authorises it, this vaccine will be the third COVID-19 vaccine ..

Buruli ulcer

Buruli ulcer is a disease caused by the Mycobacterium ulcerans. It often infects skin and sometimes bone. The disease usually starts as a painless swelling of the affected area, mostly on limbs. The incubation period is between 4 weeks to ..

Countering Chinese Propaganda Act

Countering Chinese Propaganda Act was introduced recently in the US Congress. The proposed legislation is based on the recommendations from the Republican Study Committee’s National Security Strategy. It authorises sanctions against the United Front Work Department, which is involved in ..

George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021

George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 was reintroduced in the US Congress recently. The proposed law has provisions to limit qualified immunity for law enforcement and ban no-knock warrants in federal drug cases and racial profiling by law ..

TGR63

TGR63 is a molecule developed by scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, an autonomous institute of the DST. It is the lead candidate that is capable of disrupting the mechanism through which neurons become dysfunctional in Alzheimer’s ..

PM FME scheme

The Prime Minister Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme was launched recently by Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh. It is a centrally sponsored scheme under which micro processing units, farmer producer organisations (FPOs) and Self Help ..

Secure Application for Internet

Secure Application for Internet or SAI provides for secure voice, text and video calling services for android platforms using internet. It has similar features as that of WhatsApp, Telegram, SAMVAD and GIMS. It uses the end-to-end encryption messaging protocol. This ..