Subject: Schemes Context: The lack of workers coupled with a shortage of funds has hit the brakes on the BharatNet work in as many as eight states. These states had written to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) asking for more funds to start work on the second phase […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: FSSAI considering to make fortification of edible oil with Vitamin A, D mandatory Concept: Food fortification – also known as food enrichment is when nutrients are added to food at higher levels than what the original food provides. This is done to address micronutrient deficiencies across populations, countries and regions. […]
Subject: Schemes Context: States and Union Territories have adopted ‘net metering’ for Roof Top Solar projects Concept: Net Metering is a system that gives solar energy owners credits for the power that they add to the grid. When solar panels produce excess power, that power is sent to the grid. And this power can be […]
Subject: Economy Context: Amid rising inflation and growth contraction, MPC had decided to leave the repo rate unchanged. Concept: Monetary policy refers to the use of monetary instruments under the control of the central bank to regulate magnitudes such as interest rates, money supply and availability of credit with a view to achieving the ultimate […]
Subject: IR Context: The 4th edition of the biennial India and Japan naval exercise is under way in the North Arabian Sea Concept: The maritime cooperation has significantly increased between the two sides with focus on information sharing and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and Indo-Pacific. JIMEX-20 will showcase high […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The Alliance of Doctors for Ethical Health Care (ADEH) has expressed anguish and disappointment over the recent reply by the Minister of Chemicals and fertilizers Sadanada Gowda in the Parliament that there is no decision yet from the part of the government to make Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) […]
Subject: Environment Context: India’s sandalwood trees are facing a serious threat with the return of the destructive Sandalwood Spike Disease (SSD). Concept: It is caused by phytoplasma (bacterial parasites of plant tissues) which are transmitted by insect vectors. Sandal spike phytoplasma is a pleomorphic microorganism and are the smallest organism capable of independent replication (i.e. […]
Subject: Environment Context: With China, the largest carbon dioxide emitter, announcing that it would balance out its carbon emissions with measures to offset them before 2060, the spotlight is now on the U.S. and India, countries that rank second and third in emissions. Concept: Under a carbon tax, the government sets a price that emitters […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Early indications from the second nationwide sero surveillance conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) show the Indian population is still far from achieving herd immunity against Sars-CoV-2. Concept: Herd immunity happens when so many people in a community become immune to an infectious disease that it stops the disease […]
Daily Prelims Topic Article 270 History of cess in India Central Road Fund CAG Right to strike Human Challenge trial Cloud Computing Daily Mains Mantra NEWSPAPER GS 1: Geography Discuss the reasons behind increasing forest fires. Suggest measures to reduce such occurrence. [Reference: Indian Express] GS2: Polity Interstate water conflicts are a recurring […]