Indian Presidency’s Gandhinagar Implementation Roadmap (GIR) and Gandhinagar Information Platform (GIP) for strengthening the G20 Global Land Initiative Subject: Environment Section: International Conventions The Gandhinagar Implementation Roadmap (GIR) and the Gandhinagar Information Platform (GIP) The Gandhinagar Implementation Roadmap (GIR) and the Gandhinagar Information Platform (GIP) are centred around the restoration of landscapes of […]

    Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) Subject: Environment Section: International Conventions It gathers countries and companies that are committed to action to achieve the Paris Agreement. It was launched by the governments of Sweden and India at the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019 and is supported by the World Economic Forum. […]

    Mapping India’s chip design ecosystem Subject: Science and Technology Section: Awareness in IT and computers Context: As part of the second phase of the design-linked incentive (DLI) scheme for the domestic semiconductor industry, the Indian government is considering a proposal to pick an equity stake in domestic chip design-making companies. Domestic chip industry […]

    mRNA nanoparticles reprogramme bone marrow cells Subject: Science and Technology Section: Nano Technology The challenge in bone marrow transplantation: Bone marrow transplantation can be used to treat blood cell malignancies and sometimes to cure certain non-malignant blood cell disorders, but finding or creating appropriate donor bone marrow cells and preparing the body to […]

    Threat of dengue fever escalates globally Subject: Science and Technology Section: Health Context: The recent surge in dengue cases globally, including in new regions has been alarming and poses significant global health challenges. The World Health Organisation (WHO) forecasts the possibility of record-level cases this year due to global warming favouring disease-transmitting mosquitoes. […]

    Are human challenge studies effective? Subject: Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context: On July 17, the ICMR Bioethics Unit posted the consensus policy statement for the ethical conduct of controlled human infection studies (CHIS), also known as human challenge studies, in India. Why is India venturing into undertaking human challenge studies? Human challenge […]

    Tuberculosis: over 85% cure rate seen in modified BPaL regimen trial Subject: Science and Technology Section: Health Context: The interim results of a randomised phase-3/4 trial carried out in India to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an all-oral, short-course treatment using just three drugs for people with pre-XDR TB or treatment intolerant/non-responsive […]

    Pakistan: Gas crunch affects urea production, agriculture sector at risk Subject: Science and technology Section: Msc Context: Pakistan’s agriculture sector is on the verge of collapse as the nation battles to meet the demand for urea fertiliser, a crucial input for crop production, in the midst of a severe natural gas shortage. Details: […]

    India has 3682 tigers, home to 75 percent of global numbers: Tiger census data Subject: Environment Section: Species in news Context: Report: Status of Tigers 2022  was released on International Tigers Day (29 July). Apart from the All India Tiger Estimation 2022 report, a report on the reserves and management effectiveness and evaluation […]

    Topic 1: Whatever you can rightly say about India, the opposite is also true.