Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission The Armistice Agreement which brought to a halt the Korean conflict was drafted in part by the Americans and India’s V.K. Krishna Menon. One of the…

CriSidEx CriSidEx is a composite index based on a diffusion index of 8 parameters and measures MSE business sentiment on a scale of 0 (extremely negative) to 200 (extremely positive).…

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Iran agreed to rein in its nuclear programme in a 2015 deal struck with the US, UK, Russia, China, France and Germany. Under the Joint…

Bogibeel In a major boost to defence logistics along the border with China, India's longest road and railway bridge connecting Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh is likely to be…

Umang App Umang is an initiative to promote Digital India program. The term — Umang stands for Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance and is envisaged to make e-governance. The…

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute  SIPRI is an international institute, dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. It was established in 1966. It is based in Stockholm,…

GOBAR-DHAN scheme The scheme aims to positively impact village cleanliness and generate wealth and energy from cattle and organic waste. The scheme also aims at creating new rural livelihood opportunities…

Rabies It is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals Symptoms include fever, headache, excess salivation, muscle spasms, paralysis and mental confusion.  Bhutan,…

Global Land Outlook The first edition of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification’s (UNCCD) Global Land Outlook (GLO) was published in September 2017. The GLO is a strategic communications…

Predatory Pricing Predatory pricing is the act of setting prices low in an attempt to eliminate the competition. Predatory pricing is illegal under anti-trust laws, as it makes markets more…