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The Basel Committee Subject: Economy Context: Banks clearing gold trades in London can apply for an exemption from tighter capital rules due in January 2022, a British regulator said on Friday, Concept: The Basel Committee – initially named the Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices was established by the central bank Governors of the […]
Pattachitra Subject: Arts and Culture Context: in Odisha’s Puri district, the 42-year-old Pattachitra artiste’s trade has taken a hit since the 2019 super cyclone Fani and the series of Covid-induced lockdowns enforced in the past year. Concept: Pattachitra’ has evolved from the Sanskrit words ‘patta’ (canvas) and ‘chitra’ (picture). A pictorial narration of […]
R-number Subject: Science and Technology Context: As states ease the lockdown, opportunities for crowding and for potentially enhanced transmission will increase. R-values are early warning signals Concept: The R-number, a mathematically calculated estimate which measures the number of people who are being infected by an already infected person,. The R-naught, or R0, is […]
ISRO plans to launch geo imaging satellite on August 12 Subject : Science & tech Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting back into launch activity fully at Sriharikotaspaceport with the planned orbiting of geo imaging satellite GISAT-1 on board GSLV-F10 rocket on August 12. Concept : GISAT-1 GISAT-1 (Geo Imaging […]
The 2020 Millennium Technology Prize Subject : Current Events Concept : The 2020 Millennium Technology Prize, has been awarded to Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman, for their development of revolutionary DNA sequencing techniques. The Millennium Prize is awarded by the Republic of Finland, along with top Finnish academic institutions and industries. Their “Next […]
Immunity Debt Subject : Science & tech Context : Amid the gradual easing of lockdowns, some countries are reporting a higher number of respiratory infections, including unseasonal diseases such as influenza and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Concept : Immunity debt: Experts have attributed this spike in respiratory infections to what is being […]
Rajasthan’s education guidelines irk NCPCR Subject : Governance Context : National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has pulled up the Rajasthan government for its new guidelines on elementary education. Concept : NCPCR said the new guidelines “violate” the Right to Education Act of 2009 and deny children from economically weaker sections […]
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship Subject : Culture / IR Context : Turkey’s president RecepTayyip Erdogan has declared Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship after a top court ruled that the building’s conversion to a museum by modern Turkey’s founding statesman was illegal. Concept : It was first constructed as […]
Cuba develops the world’s first conjugate vaccine for COVID-19 Subject : Science & tech Context : Cuba’s indigenously produced vaccines- Soberana 2 and Abdala have registered strong efficacy against the SARS-CoV-2. Concept : Both Soberana 2 and Abdala are subunit vaccines. In Abdala the spike protein of the coronavirus is combined with a […]
Sikkim blossoms: State home to 27% of India’s flowering plants Subject: Environment Context : Sikkim, the smallest State with less than 1% of India’s landmass, is home to 27% of all flowering plants found in the country, reveals a recent publication by the Botanical Survey of India (BSI). Concept: The publication lists 532 […]