Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Subject – Governance Context – Revamped CGHS website, app launched Concept – For the last six decades Central Government Health Scheme is providing comprehensive medical care to the Central Government employees and pensioners enrolled under the scheme. In fact CGHS caters to the healthcare needs of eligible beneficiaries […]
Border Security Force Subject – Defence and Security Context – The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday said more than 100 terrorists were present at launch pads across the border, waiting to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir. Concept – The Border Security Force (BSF) is India’s border guarding organisation on its border with […]
Black Carbon Subject – Environment Context – ‘Rising mercury is making Nepal glaciers vulnerable’ Concept – Chemically, black carbon (BC) is a component of fine particulate matter (PM ≤ 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter). Black carbon consists of pure carbon in several linked forms. It is formed through the incomplete combustion of fossil […]
Accommodative monetary policy Subject – Economy Context – An accommodative stance on public spending in budget holds key to economic revival Concept – Accommodative monetary policy, also known as loose credit or easy monetary policy, occurs when a central bank attempts to expand the overall money supply to boost the economy when growth is […]
Independent Directors Subject – Economy Context – ICICI Bank fines former independent Director Rs 2 lakh Concept – An Independent Director is a director on a board of directors representing minority shareholders and who does not have a pecuniary relationship with the company or related persons, except for sitting fees. Their role is […]
Omicron’s radical evolution Subject – Science and Tech Context – record-breaking wave of omicron cases Concept – When the omicron variant took off in southern Africa in November, scientists were taken aback by its genetic makeup. Whereas earlier variants had differed from the original Wuhan version of the coronavirus by a dozen or […]
Monoclonal Antibodies Subject – Science and Tech Context – ‘Omicron may not evade all monoclonal antibodies’ Concept – Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-made proteins that mimic the immune system’s ability to fight off harmful pathogens such as viruses. Several past studies have shown that such antibodies are unsuccessful in neutralising Omicron. Monoclonal antibodies are […]
Daily Practice Sheet 24 January 2022 Daily Prelims Topic Ballistic Missiles Force Majeure Fiscal Consolidation Community Transmission K-shaped Recovery Subhash Chandra Bose Awards For Disaster Management Subhas Chandra Bose’s relationship with Gandhi State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) Statue of Equality Holograms Conjugal Rights Tokyo’s Renkoji Temple Gujarat’s Deep-Sea Pipeline Scheme Proposal for […]