Table Of Contents NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER PLASMA THERAPY GENOME SURVEY STORAGE OF VACCINE DEEMED FORESTS LVB FAILURE CHAPARE VIRUS Gurudwara Reform Movement and SGPC OZONE THERAPY     1. NATIONAL POPULATION REGISTER Subject: Polity Context: The office of the Registrar-General of India (RGI) has said the schedule of the National Population Register (NPR) […]

Subject: Science & tech Concept: Ozone Therapy, a branch of Naturopathy, has emerged a promising alternative medicine therapy to support diabetes treatment with oxygenation. Ozone improves oxygen delivery to the tissues, resulting into improved circulation and helps in reducing insulin resistance by correcting oxidative stress. It gives better sugar control and also has better infection […]

Subject: History Context: There have been no SGPC elections for the last nine years and the leadership has failed to act on the report about the 328 missing copies of Guru Granth Sahib (Holy Scripture ). Concept: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (or SGPC) is an organization in India responsible for […]

Subject: Science & tech Context: While governments, scientists and health experts across the world struggle to contain a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks, researchers at the US’ CDC are now studying the chapare virus to see if it could eventually pose a threat to humankind. Concept: The biggest outbreak of the ‘Chapare virus’ was reported […]

Subject: Economy Context:  Reserve Bank of India decision to impose a 30-day moratorium on Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd (LVB) and put in place a draft scheme for its amalgamation with DBS Bank India has raised concerns about the safety of the financial system.  Concept: The RBI said the financial position of the Chennai-based LVB, which […]

Subject: Environment Context: Karnataka Forest Minister Anand Singh announced in the Assembly that the state government would soon declassify 6.64 lakh hectares deemed forests in the state (nearly 67%) and hand it over to Revenue authorities. Concept: The Supreme Court, in a Dec 12, 1996 judgement, had broadened the definition of forest to include not […]

Subject: Science & tech Context: A week after Pfizer announced encouraging results of its mRNA vaccine based on an interim analysis of a large Phase-3 trial that is underway, data from the Phase-3 trial of the vaccine of the U.S.-based Moderna revealed very encouraging results. Concept: More than the marginally better efficacy of the Moderna […]

Subject: Science & tech Context: To better understand the genomic variation in the strains of SARS-CoV-2 in the State, the Kerala government has tied up with the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) for a survey. Concept: Genome sequencing is figuring out the order of DNA nucleotides, or bases, in a genome—the order of […]