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Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Council) Subject: Defence Section: Content: It monitors implementation of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPS Agreement). It is open to all WTO members and observers. It provides a forum in which WTO Members can consult on intellectual property matters, […]
Re-imagining museums: Upgradation and Modernisation Subject :History Section :Art and Culture Progress made in re-imagining our museums and cultural spaces in recent times in India. First, there has been a shift from a museum-centric approach to a cultural spaces approach. Second, the museums have been built for specific purposes rather than relying on […]
Defence Minister launches frontline warships Surat and Udaygiri Subject: Defence Section: Content : To strengthen Indian Navy capabilities to keep the Indo-Pacific open, safe and secure. He launched two frontline warships at Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) in Mumbai —Surat, the fourth and last ship of Project-15B destroyers, and Udaygiri, the third ship of […]
Export Promotion Organizations Subject: Economy Section: External Sector A stable and sustained increase in India’s export requires next generation reforms in its domestic trade institutions which act as catalysts to the growth of exports. Existing mechanism: Trade promotion bodies-The following is a list of Export Promotion Organisations in India, it includes Export Promotion Councils, […]
On-tap’ licences to set up universal banks and small finance banks Subject: Economy Section: Monetary Policy Six out of the 11 applications for ‘on-tap’ licences to set up universal banks and small finance banks were rejected by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Concept: An ‘on-tap’ facility means the RBI will accept applications […]
Carbon pricing Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Concept: What is carbon pricing? Carbon pricing is the value ascribed to the external costs – usually social costs – of pollution emitted by an industry Carbon pricing is done either through a carbon tax or an emission trading system. Carbon tax is the price […]
Failure to cut GHG emissions is putting species conservation in eastern Himalayas at risk Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context: A recent study on Eastern Himalayan protected areas exposed its vulnerabilities to climate change and emphasized the need for conservation As much as 36% of 46 protected areas in the eastern Himalayas are […]
Seoul Declaration Subject: Environment Section: Biodiversity Context: Need to triple investments for restoring degraded land by 2030 according to the “Seoul Declaration” Content: About Seoul Declaration: The Declaration focuses on identifying key areas that can help combat multiple crises humanity faces It was adopted May 5, 2022, at the XV World Forestry Congress, […]
Co-infection of Hepatitis in COVID 19 Children Subject: Science & Technology Section: Disease Context: ‘M.P. study finds hepatitis in COVID-hit children’ Content: Hepatitis refers to the liver being inflamed and is most commonly caused by medications, viruses, or exposure to certain chemicals. Once the liver is affected, it loses its ability to clear […]
The Monk Skin Tone (MST) Scale Tool Subject: Science& Technology Section: IT Context: ‘Google’s new skin tone scale for refined search results and more’ Content: The Monk Skin Tone (MST) Scale is a tool that will be primarily incorporated by Google into computer vision, which is a type of AI that allows computers to […]