Table Of Contents ChAdOx1 Case Fatality Rate National Financial Reporting Authority PASSEX Postal ballots Cyberattacks Direct monetization PM Matsya SampadaYojana 1. ChAdOx1 Subject: Science and tech Context: According to Lancet journal, avaccine AZD1222 developed at the University of Oxford has shown encouraging results in early human testing and appears to be “safe […]
Subject:Schemes Concept: Status: Fisheries and aquaculture are an important source of food, nutrition, employment and income in India. The sector provides livelihood to more than 20 million fishers and fish farmers at the primary level and twice the number along the value chain. The Gross Value Added (GVA) of fisheries sector in the national economy […]
Subject: Economy Context: A report by the State Bank of India has recommended direct monetisation as a possible way of funding the Centre’s deficit at lower rates, without increasing inflation and affecting debt sustainability. Concept: Monetising fiscal deficit means the RBI purchases government debt directly rather than the government borrowing from the markets by selling […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has written to all web portals and websites within its ambit to conduct a security audit and submit a compliance certificate. Concept: Most of these attacks are in the nature of DDOS (distributed denial of service), phishing, data exfiltration, remote access tool malware and keylogging. Phishing […]
Subject:Polity Context: Election Commission of India (ECI) has ruled out the feasibility of extending postal ballots to 70 lakh electors above 65 years of age in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Concept: By postal ballot, a voter can cast her vote remotely by recording her preference on the ballot paper and sending it back to the election […]
Subject:IR Context: USS Nimitz, US Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier exercised with the Indian Navy near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Concept: Usually, PASSEX drills happen whenever there is an opportunity. This means that such exercises happen spontaneously and there is nothing pre-planned. Very recently, the Indian Navy had similar drills with the Japanese Navy as […]
Subject: Government organization Context: Concept: The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) was constituted in 2018 under Companies Act, 2013. The Companies Act requires the NFRA to have a chairperson who will be appointed by the Central Government and a maximum of 15 members The duties of the NFRA are to: Recommend accounting and auditing policies and […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Union Health Ministry said India’s COVID-19 case fatality rate is “progressively falling” and is currently at 2.49 per cent, which is one of the lowest in the world. Concept: The death rate, also referred to as the case fatality ratio, is the ratio of number of people who have died against […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: According to Lancet journal, avaccine AZD1222 developed at the University of Oxford has shown encouraging results in early human testing and appears to be “safe well-tolerated, and immunogenic”. Concept: The AZD1222 vaccine is based on a chimpanzee adenovirus called ChAdOx1 which elicited antibody and T-cell immune responses in human body. […]
Daily Prelims Topic ChAdOx1 Case fatality rate National Financial Reporting Authority PASSEX Election Commission has decided against extending postal ballots to senior citizens Monetisation of deficit National Financial Reporting Authority PASSEX Cyberattacks Phishing, DDOS (distributed denial of service) Data exfiltration Key logging PM Matsya Sampada Yojana Daily Facts According to the National Crime Records […]