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Issues to dominate WTO meet Subject : Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context: The twelfth Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the WTO will take place during June 12-15 in Geneva to decide on crucial issues impacting world trade. WTO Ministerial Conference The Ministerial Conference is the highest decision-making forum of the WTO. The last […]
Credit cards to be linked with UPI Subject: Economy Section: Money and Banking Context: In a move that will add to the growing popularity of the Uni- fied Payments Interface, the Re- serve Bank of India has proposed linking of credit cards to UPI. To begin with, the Rupay credit cards will be […]
RBI- Monetary policy update Subject : Economy Section : Monetary Policy Context: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) today stepped up its inflation fight , with its members unanimously voting for an increase in the policy repo rate by 50 basis points. The MPC move comes a little over a month after the six- […]
State Emblem of India atop of the New Parliament building Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context The government may install the state emblem on the top of the under construction New Parliament building. New Parliament building The government has set the ambitious October 2022 deadline for completion of the massive project with […]
The science behind the cancer cure Subject : Science and Technology Section: Biotechnology Context: In a medical trial, 12 patients in the United States were completely cured of rectal cancer without requiring any surgery or chemotherapy. The trial used a monoclonal antibody called dostarlimab every three weeks for six months for the treatment […]
Surging Ozone Levels Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context: Over the past week, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified ozone as a prominent pollutant in Delhi on June 2 and June 6. Concept: Data from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for May also indicates that ozone levels were well above the […]
QS Rankings Subject: Governance Section: Education Context: The 2023 edition of the QS or Quacquarelli Symonds world university rankings will be released Thursday. Concept: India’s tally in the QS rankings has risen to 35 this year from 29 in 2021. According to the rankings, the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has scored […]
TN tops State Food Safety List Subject: Governance Section: Health Context: Tamil Nadu topped the list among larger states, followed by Gujarat and Maharashtra, in the State Food Safety Index awards announced by Union Health Minister on the occasion of World Food Safety Day. Concept: This was the fourth State Food Safety Index […]
Environment Performance Index Subject: Environment Section: Indices Context: The recently released Environment Performance Index -2022, an international ranking system that measures environmental health and sustainability of countries, has ranked India last among 180 countries that have been ranked. Concept: The EPI, a biennial index, was started in 2002 as Environmental Sustainability Index by the […]
Joint count of elephant and big cats Subject: Environment Section: Indices The Union government will for the first time in 2022 present a unified count of the tiger, leopard and elephant populations of the country. The tiger survey is usually held once in four years and elephants are counted once in five years. […]