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Ael Blood Group Subject: Science & Tech Context- According to pathologists, about 40 to 50 people in the world have Ael blood. Concept- According to pathologists, there are barely 40 to 50 people in the world with Ael blood group, most of whom are in South-East Asia. Ael has the least amount of […]
UNGA vote to suspend Russia from UNHRC over Ukraine crisis Subject: IR Context- The UN General Assembly will vote Thursday on a draft resolution seeking to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, a move initiated by the US after harrowing images emerged of corpses strewn across streets of the Ukrainian city […]
Haryana Assembly passes resolution on Chandigarh Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context: Haryana State Assembly on Tuesday termed the Punjab Legislative Assembly’s recent resolution urging the Central government to transfer the Union Territory of Chandigarh to Punjab as “not acceptable to the people of Haryana” Background: Punjab’s chief minister moved a resolution in the […]
Bill in Lok Sabha to ban Weapon of Mass Destruction funding Subject: Polity Section: Parliament Context: External Affairs Minister introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to ban funding of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) About the Bill Bill seeks to insert a new Section 12A in the existing law which […]
Bill on Delhi municipal corporations Subject: Polity Section: Local Government Context: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which is aimed at unifying the three municipal corporations Features of Bill: The Bill seeks to amend the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 passed by Parliament. The Act was amended […]
Public Issue Subject: Economy Section: Money and monetary policy Context: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) revised the limits for Unified Payment Interface (UPI) in IPOs by retail investors from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. Earlier in December 2021, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) enhanced the limit […]
Global Sovereign Bonds Subject: Economy Section: External Sector Context: Global sovereign borrowing will reach $10.4 trillion in 2022, almost a third above the average before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the S&P Global Ratings. While 137 countries will borrow an equivalent of $10.4 trillion in 2022, an estimated 30% lower than 2020, the […]
Fertilizer subsidy Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal Policy Context: Elevated global commodities prices are jacking up subsidy expenditure on fertilizers. Farmers in the country continue to be insulated from the relentless rise in global prices of urea and natural gas. Another sharp hike in the subsidy would amount to an unraveling of the ‘decontrol’ […]
The Indian Antarctic Bill Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context- The Union government on Friday introduced the Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022, that aims to lay down a set of rules to regulate a range of activities on territories in Antarctica where India has set up research stations. Concept- What is the Objective of […]
The recombinant variants of SARS-CoV-2 Subject: Science & Tech Section: Biotechnology Context- The World Health Organization (WHO) has flagged the emergence of a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus — the XE recombinant. Concept- How are variants created? SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is an RNA virus which evolves by accumulating genetic […]