Table Of Contents Phase 3 of vaccine trial Reinfection fears and Immunity concept FCRA Scramjet engine ‘Five Points’ agreement 1. Phase 3 of vaccine trial Subject: Science and tech Context: University of Oxford and AstraZeneca said they were resuming clinical trials for a new coronavirus vaccine across all U.K. sites. Concept: Vaccine trials follow […]
Subject: IR Context: The Foreign Ministers of India and China arrived at a ‘Five Points’ agreement to reduce the prevailing tension on the Ladakh border during their talks in Moscow on the sidelines of the SCO Summit Concept: The points include dialogue aimed at quick disengagement, maintaining proper distance between troops of the two sides and easing […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) performed a major technological feat by launching cruise vehicle Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV). The centrepiece of the HSTDV was the indigenously developed air-breathing scramjet engine. Concept: A ramjet is a form of air-breathing jet engine that uses the vehicle’s forward motion to […]
Subject: Economy Context: The licences of 13 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been suspended under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2010, this year. Concept: The FCRA regulates foreign donations and ensures that such contributions do not adversely affect internal security. First enacted in 1976, it was amended in 2010 when a slew of new measures were adopted to […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: While the fear of COVID-19 re-infection has dogged discussion on the novel coronavirus, it was in late August that the first ‘confirmed’ case of re-infection was officially recorded. Concept: The human body’s immunity acts in two forms — as innate, jumping to the task of protection immediately, and adaptive, meaning immunity acquired by […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: University of Oxford and AstraZeneca said they were resuming clinical trials for a new coronavirus vaccine across all U.K. sites. Concept: Vaccine trials follow a four-stage process when they are tested in people. After a drug has proven itself safe in a variety of animals — usually mice, rabbits, hamsters and primates […]
Daily Prelims Topic Phase 3 of vaccine trial Reinfection fears and Immunity concept: FCRA Scramjet engine ordinance Daily Mapping Nathula Daily Mains Mantra NEWSPAPER GS 2: Polity What are ordinances? Discuss the constitutional provision and SC judgment over it. [Reference: Indian Express] What is federalism? Is Indian federalism moving towards a coercive model? […]