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Global pulses trade to slow as India may boost production by 2030: OECD-FAO Subject: Agriculture Context: According to says OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2021-2030 released earlier this week, the global pulse market that reached a volume of 92 million tonnes (mt) in 2020 – following an annual growth of 3 per cent during the […]
Monsoon Breaks Subjects: Geography Context: ‘break’ in the South-West monsoon early in June has affected Kharif sowing in many parts of the country, with the overall coverage falling 10 per cent until July 8compared with the same period a year ago. Concept: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare showed that about acreage has […]
Jal Jeevan Mission and Japanese Encephalitis Subject: Government Schemes Context: Translating the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s emphasis on providing clean tap water on priority to every household in Japanese Encephalitis Concept: Jal Jeevan Mission is under implementation in partnership with States/ UTs to provide tap water connection to every rural household of […]
Deoxy-D-Glucose an adjuvant therapy Subject: Science and Technology Context: UR BUREAU Hyderabad, MSN Laboratories has entered into a license agreement with Defence Research & Development Establishment (DRDE) and Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) establishments of the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) for the manufacturing, distribution and marketing of 2- […]
Historic heatwave in Canada Subject: Environment Context: A team of climate researchers from the World Weather Attribution said this week that the was witnessed in western Canada and the US in the last days of June was impossible without human-caused climate change. Concept: Multiple cities in the US and Canada experienced a heatwave […]
Undead Section : Section 66A of IT Act Subject : Legislations Context : It is quite disconcerting that the Supreme Court has been informed for the second time in two years that Section 66A of the IT Act, which was struck down as unconstitutional six years ago, is still being invoked by the […]
Ending the shift the between Jammu & Kashmir Subject : Governance / History Context :The 149-year-old bi-annual tradition of shifting the capital of Jammu and Kashmir to Jammu during winters and Srinagar during summers is coming to an end. Concept : Darbar Move is a century-old practice in which the government functions for […]
Maharashtra resumes immunisation against filariasis Subject : Science & tech Context : The Maharashtra government has flagged off its mass drug administration drive for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis and become the first State in the country to resume giving rounds of the drug after the second wave of COVID-19. Concept : The […]
Himalayan Yaks to be insured Subject: Environment Context: Recently, the National Research Centre on Yak (NRCY) at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh has tied up with the National Insurance Company Ltd. for insuring Himalayan Yak. Concept: The high altitude yak, feeling the climate change heat across the Himalayan belt, will now be insured. The […]
Kappa variant of Covid-19 Subject: Science & tech Context: Recently, two cases of Kappa variant of Covid-19 have been recorded in Uttar Pradesh. Concept: Kappa variant of Covid-19 According to World Health Organization (WHO), Kappa is one of the two Covid-19 variants (the other being Delta) first identified in India. The Delta and […]