COVAXIN and COVISHIELD Subject: Science & tech Context: The Central Drugs and Standards Committee (CDSCO) on Sunday formally approved the COVID-19 vaccines by Bharat Biotech and the Serum Institute of India (SII). Concept : This allows the vaccines — Covishield by SII and based on the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, and Covaxin by Bharat […]
EFFICACY RATE IN VACCINES Subject :Science& tech Context: Different pharmaceutical companies are now coming out with the success stories of their potential vaccines, and the efficacy rates of these vaccines are reported to be high – 70%, 90%, 95%, and so on. Concept: ‘Vaccine efficacy’ is defined to measure whether the vaccine is […]
DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Subject :Economy Context : In her last Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed to set up DFIs for promoting infrastructure funding. Concept : About 7,000 projects were identified under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) with projected investment of a whopping ₹111-lakh crore during 2020-25. The proposed DFI would play a […]
CONJUGATE VACCINES Subject : Science & tech Concept : A conjugate vaccine is a type of vaccine which combines a weak antigen with a strong antigen as a carrier so that the immune system has a stronger response to the weak antigen. Vaccines are used to prevent diseases by invoking an immune response to an antigen, the foreign part of a bacteria or […]
WESTERN DISTURBANCE Subject : Geography Context : Rain lashed Delhi and NCR on Sunday morning, leading to a drop in day temperatures amidst strong winds and thunderstorm. Concept : According to IMD , the effect of the western disturbance over the region is expected to start waning and only light rain is expected […]
LITHIUM TRIANGLE Subject: Economy Context : India, through a newly-floated state-owned company, inked a pact with an Argentine firm mid-last year to jointly prospect lithium in the South American country that has the third largest reserves of the silver-white alkali metal — a crucial building block of the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. Concept: The […]
COMPULSORY LICENSING Subject: Economy Context: The central government recently published the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2020 amending the format of a statement that patentees and licensees are required to annually submit to the Patent Office disclosing the extent to which they have commercially worked or made the patented inventions available to the public in […]
OPEC Subject: International Organizations Context: Concept: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in Baghdad, Iraq, with the signing of an agreement in September 1960 by five countries namely Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. They were to become the Founder members of the Organization. As […]
VOLTAGE DEPENDENT ANION CHANNELS Subject: Science & tech Concept: VDAC, located in the mitochondrial outer membrane, functions as gatekeeper for the entry and exit of mitochondrial metabolites, thereby controlling cross-talk between mitochondria and the rest of the cell. VDAC is also a key player in mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Meant to promote cell growth in general, the […]
Daily Practice Sheet 4 January 2021 By Santosh Sir All 6 Prelims qualified 4 CSE Mains qualified If I can do it, you can too Daily Prelims Topic Lithium triangle Western Disturbance Conjugate vaccine OPEC What is efficacy rate in vaccine? What are DFI? Why were they closed? What is compulsory licensing? Daily […]