India has unveiled its first indigenous Quantum Diamond Microscope (QDM), a breakthrough in quantum sensing technology, for advanced magnetic field imaging. Development DetailsThe QDM was developed by the P-Quest Group at IIT Bombay, led by Professor

India's GSAT-7R satellite represents a major leap in the nation's space-based defense capabilities, launched successfully by ISRO on November 2, 2025, as the heaviest indigenously built communication satellite at 4,410 kg. Designed exclusively for th

Chinese scientists have discovered rare relics from CI-like chondrite meteorites in lunar samples returned by the Chang'e-6 mission. These fragments, identified through advanced mineral and isotope analysis, provide evidence of ancient impacts from o

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world’s largest developer of voluntary International Standards. International Standards give state of the art specifications for products, services and good practice, helping to make industr

The Global Slavery Index 2013 measures the size of the modern slavery problem, country by country. The Index provides a quantitative ranking of 162 countries around the world according to the estimated prevalence of modern slavery (that is, the estim

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Foundation Date: September 11, 1961 Headquarter: Gland (Switzerland) President & CEO: Carter Roberts Member Countries: All the countries of the world WWF was established in 1961 by a group of passionate and committed individuals who sought to s

Foundation Date: 1944 Headquarter: Washington D.C. Member Countries: 188 Founded in 1944 to help Europe recover from World War II, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is one of five institutions that make up the World Ban

Foundation Date : 8th August,1967 Headquarter : Bangkok, Thailand Secretary General: Dato Lim Jock Hoi Member Countries: 10 About ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with

The Second Five-Year Plan (1956-57 to 1960-61) sought to promote a pattern of development, which would ultimately lead to the establishment of a socialistic pattern of society in India. Its main aims

The Third Plan (1961-62 to 1965-66) aimed at securing a marked advance towards self-sustaining growth. Its immediate objectives were to : Secure an increase in the national income of over five per ce

Keeping in view the large-scale import of food grains in 1951 and inflationary pressures on the economy, the First Plan (1951-56) accorded the highest priority to agriculture including irrigation and

The Finance Minister has announced a new initiative called Atal Pension Yojana (APY) in his Budget Speech for 2015-16. The APY will be focussed on all citizens in the unorganised sector, who join the

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’ - a path breaking scheme for farmers’ welfare. The highlights of this scheme are

The Prime Minister launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana at a National level function on 28th August 2014. Besides the launch function at Delhi, simultaneous launch functions of the Yojana were

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