Subject: International Relations Context: Recently, Morocco and Israel have agreed to normalise relations in a deal brokered by the USA. Concept: It makes Morocco the fourth Arab country, after the UAE, Bahrain (Abraham Accords) and Sudan, to set aside hostilities with Israel in the past four months. Highlights of the Deal: Morocco will establish full […]
Subject: Defence Context: INS Viraat is the second aircraft carrier to be broken in India in the last six years. In 2014, INS Vikrant, which played a crucial role in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, was dismantled in Mumbai. Concept: Viraat a Centaur class aircraft carrier weighing 27,800 tonnes, served in the British Navy as HMS […]
Subject: National Organization Context: If the West Bengal government fails to respond to more than 260 complaints from the state in the next 15 days, the National Commission for Women (NCW) will submit details of those cases to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the panel’s Chairperson said. Concept: It was set up as a […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: IIT Madras researchers are developing a point-of-care platform for early-stage TB screening and detection using urine samples. The platform is yet to be tested in clinical trials. Concept: Diagnosing TB usually involves using a sputum sample or a biopsy in the detection tests. This is not just time-consuming or expensive, […]
Subject: Science & tech Concept: Epigenetics refers to chemical changes in our genetic material and proteins that regulate it. The best-known epigenetic mark is the methylation, the addition of a methyl chemical group (-CH3) in our DNA. The epigenome consists of all the epigenetic marks of a living being. Unlike DNA mutations that are permanent, […]
Subject: International Relations Context: United Nations (UN) human rights investigator had requested Bangladesh to allow a safety assessment of the remote islet of Bhashan Char, where the government had shipped 1,600-odd Rohingya refugees. Concept: Bhashan Char Island was formed about two decades ago on the mouth of river Meghna. The uninhabited island is located around […]
Subject: Arts & Culture Context: Manipur observed the 81st anniversary of the “women’s war” at an official function held at the “Women’s War Memorial Complex” in Imphal. Concept: This memorial complex is dedicated to the memory of several Manipuri women, who lost their lives while fighting for justice against the British on December 12, 1939. […]
Subject: Arts & Culture Concept: The Mahakali Caves, are a group of 19 rock-cut monuments built between 1st century BCE and 6th century CE. This Buddhist monastery is located in the eastern suburb of Andheri in the city of Mumbai (Bombay) in western India. Monument consists of two groups of rock-cut caves – 4 caves […]
Subject: Economy Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked borrowers to make requests for resolution rather than working out resolution plans under the KV Kamath committee’s resolution framework to tackle Covid-related stress. Concept: RBI set up a committee headed by K.V. Kamath on restructuring of loans impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Committee […]
Subject: Governance Context: Health minister Harsh Vardhan released the 5th National Family Health Survey (NFHS) which contains detailed information on population, health and nutrition for India and its states and union territories. Concept: The results of 17 States and 5 UTs have been released Phase-I. Phase II covering the remaining 12 States and 2 UTs […]