Government of India partnering with WHO, UNICEF and other partners is leveraging the knowledge and infrastructure built during the polio campaign to step up routine immunization. This campaign, called Mission Indradhanush is targeting coverage for the seven vaccine...

The Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme was launched on 22 January 2015 by PM Narendra Modi. It is a campaign of the Government of India that aims to generate awareness and improve the efficiency of welfare services intended for girls. It mainly targets the clusters in...

The SSB interview is one of the most important components of the SSB selection procedure. The interview is primarily aimed at analysing the personality of the candidate. The IO tries to find out whether you have the required qualities to become an officer in the armed...

“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.”                                         – Harry S. Truman This famous Harry Truman’s quote may be a tongue twister but is surprisingly a very hard fact of life. This facet of leadership which is steadily...

Hello, everyone, this is Navneeth Prabhakar. I got recommended from 24 SSB Bangalore for CDSE IMA 146(DE) course in my first attempt. I had enrolled myself during the first week of July for SSB coaching. My experience at AFPA has been unique and fruitful. Being a...

This is SAGARIKA SINGH, from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. I have been recommended from AFSB 1 – Dehradun in my first attempt. Presently I am working in Accenture, Gurgaon as Associate Software Engineer. It was my very first AFCAT examination too, hence I prepared very...

WHAT IS COMCASA? It is a foundational defence pact that needs to be signed by a country in order to obtain high-tech military hardware from the US. India and the United States have signed the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) on 6th...

Starting back since the times of Ayurveda finding its base in India, medical science has taken new turns and developments every day. As per the development taking over, medical science has also found a big basement in the country holding the second largest population...

ISIS can be characterized as both terrorists and insurgents. Their record of brutal terrorist attacks has few rivals in terms of both the number of victims and the gruesome nature of the attacks. ISIS is also an insurgent group, waging wars of insurgency in both Syria...

India and Singapore signed the Second Protocol amending the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement. The signing of the Second Protocol, amending CECA, will boost bilateral trade between India and Singapore. The CECA was the first comprehensive agreement covering...

History of UN The 20th century witnessed two world wars, which were highly destructive of life as well as material. These two wars shook the conscience of the people of the world and highlighted the need for peace and cooperation among nations. The first attempt...

Rafale is a twin-engine, multirole fighter aircraft produced by French defence manufacturer Dassault. In 2012, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said the Rafale was its preferred aircraft. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to France in 2015, India requested ‘rapid...

Recently, an all-women Naval mountaineers had a summit at Mount DeoTibbaon on 10 June 2018. This is the second time the Indian Navy mountaineers summit after the Mt. Everest summit in 2017. It also represents the strength of women in the Indian Armed Forces to conquer...

India and China are very close neighbours sharing their culture, integrity, economy etc. The sino-indian relationship has an old heritage which has ups and downs in the bilateral relationships between both the countries all these time. Sovereignty between India and...

In this alternation, we will delve into the meaning of Naxalism and its evolution into India's most threatening internal security issue. What is Naxalism or Left-wing Extremism (LWE)? Naxalism is a movement led by Charu Majumdar and Kanu Sanyal in Naxalbari village in...

A military budget (or military expenditure), also known as a defence budget, is the amount of financial resources dedicated by a state to raising and maintaining armed forces or other methods essential for defence purposes. Military budgets often reflect how strongly...

Illegal immigration costs taxpayers billions a year in health care, education, and incarceration expenses.                                                                                                                         Ric Keller The National Citizens Register...

After its independence on August 14 1947, Pakistan emerged as a new Muslim majority country. Its current population is 197 million. Even if Pakistan is a beautiful country by its landmasses, the political and civil disputes withered that beauty. Its internal situation...

Introduction Indian higher education system is ranked 3rd in the world after China and the USA in terms of numbers. Indian higher education system has seen many downs but yet it has overcome challenges and made its mark at the international level. Higher education...

The relationship between China and Pakistan has started not recently but in the 1950s. That relationship grew bigger and emerged a new diplomatic move which is known as China-Pakistan Economic Corridor or popularly “CPEC”. WHAT IS CPEC? China-Pakistan Economic...

Traversing back to 1947, the speech of Pt. Nehru, ‘the tryst of destiny’ is still afresh in the ears. India was declared as the largest democracy in the world. Much has changed since then. India has seen many political ups and downs and has achieved significant...