Subject: Schemes Context: Niti Aayog sought suggestions and comments on the ‘Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA)’ draft which aims to promote greater user control on data sharing. Concept: The Data Empowerment & Protection Architecture will empower individuals with control over how their personal data is used and shared while ensuring that privacy considerations are […]
Subject: IR Context: The United Nations Security Council’s 1267 sanctions sub-committee rejected the last two names of Indian nationals that Pakistan had proposed to be brought under the sanctions regime against terrorists and terror groups. Concept: Article 41 of the United Nations Charter gives the Security Council the authority to use a variety of measures to […]
Subject: Environment Context: Maharashtra Chief Minister announced that the state government would designate a 600-acre parcel of land in the heart of urban Mumbai as a reserved forest. Concept: The land falls under the eco-sensitive zone of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, and is home to around 10,000 individuals who live in 27 tribal hamlets. Under Section […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Two years after coming in the spotlight after the alleged poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skirpal and his daughter YuliaSkirpal in Britain, the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok is back in the news. Concept: During the Cold War, when the Soviet Union and the United States were at loggerheads, the two were […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Billions of years ago, a collision between two black holes sent gravitational waves rippling through the universe. In 2019, signals from these waves were detected at the gravitational wave observatory LIGO and the detector Virgo. Concept: LIGO The LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) is a group of scientists focused on the direct detection […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers has launched new nutraceuticals under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) for sale through Janaushadhi Kendras across country. Concept: Nutraceuticals is a broad umbrella term that is used to describe any product derived from food sources with extra health benefits in addition to the […]
Table Of Contents Mission Karmayogi Question Hour and Zero Hour Healthy Air: Immunity Booster COVID testing Global innovation index Force Majeure 1. Mission Karmayogi Subject: Governance Context: Union Cabinet has approved ‘Mission Karmayogi’, a new capacity-building scheme for civil servants aimed at upgrading the post-recruitment training mechanism of the officers and employees at all […]
Subject: Economy Context: RBI given moratorium period expired on August 31 so people sought a complete waiver of interest for the moratorium period. Concept: The term ‘force majeure’ has been defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, as ‘an event or effect that can be neither anticipated nor controlled. From a contractual perspective, a force majeure clause […]
Subject: IR Context: India has climbed 4 spots and has been ranked 48th by the World Intellectual Property Organization in the Global Innovation Index 2020 rankings Concept: India was at the 52nd position in 2019 and was ranked 81st in the year 2015. It is a remarkable achievement to be in a league of highly innovative developed […]