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Wildlife activist alleges irregularities in Kuno’s cheetah project, calls for probe Sub :Env Sec: Protected Area Context: There are significant concerns about the management of the Cheetah Project at Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh, India. Details: Main Concerns: Violations of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 Gross negligence by KNP authorities Excessive […]
High-level AMR Meeting at UN Headquarters: Global leaders call for unified preparedness, coordinated action to address silent pandemic Sub : Sci Sec: health Context: The inaugural session of the highly anticipated high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), commenced on September 26 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Focused on global preparedness […]
India’s per capita health expense jumped 82% in the last decade: National Health Accounts Estimates Sub : Schemes Sec: health National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2021-22: NHA estimates are released annually by the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Estimates provide a systematic description of the financial flows in India’s health […]
Supreme Court Criticizes Air Quality Management Efforts: A Call for Stronger Measures to Combat Delhi’s Pollution Crisis Sub: Env SEC: Pollution Why in News: The Supreme Court of India recently reprimanded the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) over its ineffectiveness in addressing pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR), especially as stubble-burning […]
Naming of Arunachal Peak After Sixth Dalai Lama: China Terms It ‘Illegal and Null’ Sub: Geo SEC: Mapping Why in News: Recently, a mountaineering team from India named a previously unnamed peak in Arunachal Pradesh after the Sixth Dalai Lama, RigzenTsangyang Gyatso. This move has sparked a response from China, which claims the […]
‘Bangladeshi infiltration’ is changing demography of a Jharkhand region: ST panel Sub :Polity SEC: National body Context: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) submitted a report to the Union Home Ministry, highlighting concerns about “Bangladeshi infiltration” in Jharkhand’s Santhal Pargana region. Details of the report: The report claims that the region’s demographics […]
Keep the fire of the self-respect movement going Sub :History SEC: Modern India Context: Hundredth year of the Self-Respect Movement. Self-Respect Movement was part of broader Dravidian movement against Brahminical hegemony. Self-Respect Movement: A radical social reform movement in South India that aimed to achieve equality for those oppressed by the caste system. […]
Random checks find ‘not of standard quality’ drugs in market Sub: Polity SEC: National body Context: CDSCO, the country’s top drug regulator has found around 50 medicines, including common ones like paracetamol (used for fever), metformin (first line of treatment for diabetes), and pantoprazole (used for acidity), to be spurious or substandard. These […]
World Rabies Day: A Journey from Myths to Modern Medicine and Prevention Sub: Science Sec: Health Why This is in News World Rabies Day, observed on September 28, commemorates the death of Louis Pasteur and focuses on raising awareness about rabies. The tragic death of a nine-year-old boy in Alappuzha, Kerala, in May […]
Brewing Tensions in the East and South China Seas Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Why in News Rising tensions in the East and South China Seas have once again come into focus due to China’s aggressive territorial claims. The disputes involve multiple countries in East Asia, with the U.S. increasingly drawn into […]