Table Of Contents CRYOGENIC ELECTRON MICROSCOPY PATHALGADI MOVEMENT GURU TEGH BAHADUR SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR MONKEYS COASTAL RADAR CHAIN NETWORK INDIGENOUS GAMES LANCET CITIZENS COMMISSION 1. CRYOGENIC ELECTRON MICROSCOPY Subject: Science & tech Context: Using the technique of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), Dr Bing Chen and colleagues at Boston Children’s Hospital […]
Subject : Current Events Context : The Lancet Citizens’ Commission on Reimagining India’s Health System, a cross-sector initiative to develop a citizens’ roadmap to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) in India over a period of ten years, was launched online. Concept : It was a first-of-its-kind participatory, countrywide initiative, in collaboration with world’s leading health […]
Subject : Culture Context : The Sports Ministry has approved the inclusion of four Indigenous Games to be a part of Khelo India Youth Games 2021, scheduled to take place in Haryana. The games include: Gatka, Kalaripayattu, Thang-Ta and Mallakhamba. Concept : Kalaripayattu has its origin from Kerala and has practitioners all over the world; […]
Subject : Defence Context : As part of India’s efforts to further expand the coastal radar chain network meant to enable real-time monitoring of the high seas for threats, efforts are in advanced stages to set up coastal radar stations in the Indian Ocean littoral states of Maldives, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Concept : Mauritius, Seychelles […]
Subject : Environment Context :The first rescue and rehabilitation centre for monkeys in Telangana was inaugurated at Gandi Ramanna Haritavanam near Chincholi village in Nirmal district. Concept : Monkeys that venture into human habitations would be caught in a phased manner, brought to the centre where they would be operated on for birth control and […]
Subject : Polity Context : With the Winter Session of Parliament standing cancelled, Central ministries, departments lose access to supplementary demands for grants. Concept : Article 115: Supplementary, additional or excess grants. Supplementary grants are the additional grant required to meet the required expenditure of the government. When grants, authorised by the Parliament, fall short […]