Pneumosil: India’s first indigenously created vaccine Subject : Science & tech Context: Recently, Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) unveiled India’s first indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine – Pneumosil. Concept : SII’s pneumococcal vaccine is developed through a collaboration spanning over a decade with the health organisation PATH and the Bill and Melinda Gates […]
Maintaining 4% Inflation Appropriate For India: RBI Paper Subject : Economics Context: Maintaining 4 percent inflation is appropriate for India as targeting a lower rate could impart deflationary bias to the monetary policy, said a Reserve Bank paper. Concept : Under the current dispensation, the RBI has been mandated by the government to […]
Daily Practice Sheet 29 December 2020 Daily Prelims Topic Sethusamudram ship channel project set to be beached: Stage set for Bank Investment Company as recommended by P J Nayak Committee First indigenous vaccine against pneumonia : ‘Pneumosil’ Vivad Se Vishwas scheme and Sabka Vishvas Everything about 5G Technology behind DRS Kisan Rails: PM […]