General Studies-II Hunger and Malnutrition: In terms of overall undernutrition, 14 % of the population doesn’t get enough calories. 35% of children are stunted. This was 54% in 2000. 17% of under 5 children are wasted. This is highest in the world. 42% of adolescent girls have low BMI and 56% anaemic. 27% […]
Table Of Contents AAROGYA SANJEEVANI INDIA’S MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES DEEP SEA MISSION GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON CRIMINAL FINANCE LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISORDER SITMEX PROPOSAL TO DECARBONISE SHIPPING ANTI DOPING ACT CHANDIGARH AS CAPITAL BRU SETTLEMENT CRISIS 1. AAROGYA SANJEEVANI Subject: Economy Context: The standardized health insurance policy, Arogya Sanjeevani was designed by the […]
Subject: Security Context: Centre, Tripura, and Mizoram have signed an agreement with the Bru/Reang community that promises to end their 23-year-old internal displacement crisis. Concept : Bru or Reang is a community indigenous to Northeast India, living mostly in Tripura, Mizoram and Assam. In Tripura, they are recognised as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group. In […]
Subject: Current events Context: Earlier this month, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said it would be better if both Haryana and Punjab agreed on Chandigarh as a Union Territory and make their independent capitals and Benches of High Courts. Concept: The statement once again brought into focus the long-simmering dispute between the two states […]
Subject: International Events Context: The US anti-doping Act will target those involved in international dope fraud conspiracies even if it happens outside the United States. Concept: The Rodchenkov Act ( anti-doping)was passed by the Senate on Monday and will become a law once the US president signs it. It allows the USA to initiate legal […]
Subject: International Agreements Context: Governments across the globe have agreed to give further consideration to the concept of an International Maritime Organisation (IMO)-supervised, industry financed, $5-billion fund, to be governed by an autonomous board. Concept: The proposal , backed by eight of the global shipping industry’s top associations seeks to impose a mandatory levy of […]
Subject: Defence Context: Indian Navy (IN) Ships including indigenously built ASW corvette Kamorta and missile corvette Karmuk participated in the 2nd edition of India, Singapore and Thailand Trilateral Maritime Exercise SITMEX-20 in Andaman Sea. Concept: The first edition of SITMEX, hosted by Indian Navy, was conducted off Port Blair in September 2019. The SITMEX series […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: Supreme Court recently upheld a verdict given by the Madras High Court urging the State government to allocate funds for the treatment of children with LSD. Concept: The lysosomes are primary digestive units within cells. Their function is to break down complex components into simpler ones. They degrade complex components […]
Subject: International events Context: Over 2,000 representatives from 132 countries attended the virtual 4th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies organised by the Interpol, Europol and the Basel Institute on Governance. Concept: The conference is an initiative of the Working Group on Cryptocurrencies and Money Laundering established in 2016 by the three organisations. It […]
Subject: Economy Context: India will soon launch an ambitious ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ that envisages exploration of minerals, energy and marine diversity of the underwater world, a vast part of which still remains unexplored. Concept: The focus of the mission will be on deep-sea mining, ocean climate change advisory services, underwater vehicles and underwater robotics related […]