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Covid-19 antibodies found in breast milk of vaccinated infected moms Subject – Science and Tech Context – Covid-19 antibodies found in breast milk of vaccinated, infected moms Concept – Mothers who contract Covid infection and those who get vaccinated against the disease produce breast milk with active SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, according to a study. […]
Tax devolution to States Subject – Economy Context – Capex push: Tax devolution to states front-loaded Concept – Typically, the tax devolution to states is done in 14 instalments in a year and the adjustments as per the revised estimate are usually done in March. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the tax […]
Factors of Delhi air pollution Subject – Environment Context – SC says urban factors, not stubble burning, to blame Concept – The Supreme Court said the “cat is out of the bag” to prove that urban factors like construction activity, industrial emission, vehicular exhaust and road dust are actually the major causes of […]
LGBT rights in India Subject – Governance Context – Milestone for gay rights: SC Collegium picks SaurabhKirpal for Delhi High Court Concept – Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in India have been evolving rapidly in recent years. The country has repealed its colonial-era laws that directly discriminated against homosexual and transgender […]
Glasgow Climate Pact Subject: Environment Context: The annual climate change summit came to an end on Saturday night with the adoption of a weaker-than-expected agreement called the Glasgow Climate Pact. Content: The Glasgow meeting was the 26th session of the Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP26. These […]
Manipur Naga People’s Front Subject – Defence and Security Context – Manipur ambush: Naga outfit under scanner. MNPF claims responsibility for attack. Concept – It is ideologically opposed to the NSCN (I-M), the strongest of Manipur’s Naga group but not in conflict with the armed forces in the State since the ceasefire in […]
Kaiser-i-Hind Butterfly Subject – Environment Context – Kaiser-i-Hind is Arunachal’s State butterfly Concept – An elusive swallowtail butterfly carrying ‘India’ in its name and found in next-door China will become the State butterfly of Arunachal Pradesh. The State Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday approved the large, brightly coloured Kaiser-i-Hind as the State butterfly. […]
Zonal Councils Subject – Polity Context – Role of southern States key in country’s development: Shah. Use Zonal Councils to settle disputes, says Home Minister Concept – The Zonal Councils are the statutory (and not the constitutional) bodies. They are established by an Act of the Parliament, that is, States Reorganisation Act of […]
Amrabad Tiger Reserve Subject – Environment Context – ‘Tiger tourism’ on Nallamala Hills Concept – Amrabad Tiger Reserve lies in Nallamala hills of Telangana. It is India’s second-largest tiger reserve, next only to NagarjunasagarSrisailam Tiger Reserve (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana). It has a large presence of the Chenchu tribe. This Forest tract is […]
Cauvery (Kattalai)-Vaigai-Gundar Link Subject – Geography Context – Karnataka opposes T.N.’s riverlink proposal Concept – Cauvery (Kattalai)-Vaigai-Gundar Link which forms a part of the scheme of transfer of surplus river water of Mahanadi and Godavari rivers to the deficit basins of Krishna, Pennar, Cauvery and Vaigai, is an important part of the various […]