Leprosy Context: The district administration of Sambalpur in Odisha recently turned to women self-help groups for an unlikely assignment — nursing care and assistance for leprosy patients. Concept: Odisha declared itself leprosy-free in 2006-07, with cases dropping below 10,000 and the prevalence rate below 1%. However, re-emergence of the disease, with cases crossing […]
Global Nutrition Report 2021 Context: As many as 12 million people died prematurely in 2018 due to risks linked to consumption of imbalanced and unhealthy diet, according to the Global Nutrition Report, 2021 (GNR) released November 23, 2021. Concept: Global Nutrition Report, 2021 The World Health Organisation publishes the Global Nutrition Report It […]
Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change Context: India announced ambitious goals for mitigating climate change at the recently concluded 26th Conference of Parties (CoP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Concept: Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change A committee chaired by the Prime Minister called Prime Minister’s Council on Climate […]
Good Samaritan Scheme Context: India witnesses around 5 lakh road accidents and 1.5 lakh deaths from them every year. As per several government assessments and independent studies, a large number of deaths occur because the victims did not get medical help within the golden hour. Objective of the scheme: It has been announced […]
Covaxin elicits immune memory to virus Context: A small study conducted on 71 individuals who received two doses of Covaxin found that the vaccine generates antibodies and easily detectable memory B cell and T cell responses in many recipients. According to the study by National Institute of Immunology the immunological memory to the […]
What is the effect of plastic on ecosystems? Butterfly effect describes how small changes can have non-linear impacts on complex systems – often compared to a butterfly flapping its wings and causing a typhoon. Microplastics have a similar result in ecosystems. Impact of microplastics: Impact on soil, agriculture: Soil can be contaminated with […]
Decay of Taj Mahal Context: A new study has identified hydrogen sulphide emitted from the polluted Yamuna as more corrosive than sulphur dioxide that comes from industrial pollution that has been largely blamed for the decay in the Taj’s marble. Reasons for deterioration of Taj Mahal: For over three decades, sulphur dioxide has […]
Daily Practice Sheet 27 November 2021 Daily Prelims Topic Private bank promoters’ stake holding cap raised to 26% from 15% 12 of the 17 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya defect to TMC Variant of concern Govt asks Indians to not subscribe to Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink Constitution Day Chhattisgarh pushes Adani-run […]