Table Of Contents Nutraceutical LIGO and VIRGO Novichok Reserve forest UNSC 1267 Data Empowerment Architecture Revised PSL guideline OMO Auction and yield Anti-dumping duty Diabetes   1. Nutraceutical Subject: Science and tech Context: Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers has launched new nutraceuticals under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) for sale through […]

Subject: Science and tech Context: Higher consumption of white rice regularly is associated with an increased risk of diabetes, observes a paper published after studying 1,32,373 individuals from 21 countries Concept: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease of high blood sugar (glucose) levels that result from problems with insulin secretion, its action, or both. Normally, blood glucose […]

Subject: Economy Context: India has imposed anti-dumping duty on commonly-used anti-bacterial drug Ciprofloxacin imported from China. Concept: An anti-dumping duty is a protectionist tariff that a domestic government imposes on foreign imports that it believes are priced below fair market value. Dumping is a process where a company exports a product at a price lower […]

Subject: Economy Context: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave a clear indication in the Open Market Operation (OMO) – Purchase and Sale – auction that it does not want Government Security (G-Sec) yields to go up. Concept: Open market operation is the sale and purchase of government securities and treasury bills by RBI without printing […]

Subject: Economy Context: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has comprehensively reviewed the Priority Sector Lending (PSL) guidelines to enable better credit penetration to credit deficient areas and increase the lending to small and marginal farmers and weaker sections. Changes: The revised PSL norms are aimed at aligning the same with “emerging national priorities and bring […]