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Cabinet approval for OFB corporatisation Subject : National organisations Context : Addressing a long pending reform, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to corporatise the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), which has 41 factories, into seven fully government owned corporate entities on the lines of Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSU). Concept : […]
KVIC records Highest Ever Turnover in FY 2020-21 Despite Covid-19 Pandemic Subject : National Organisations Context : In a year completely marred by Covid-19 pandemic, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has recorded its highest-ever turnover. In the year 2020-21, KVIC registered a gross annual turnover of Rs. 95,741.74crores, as compared to Rs. […]
Space-time induces neutrino oscillations Subject: Science & tech Context : Professor Amitabha Lahiri of S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS) an autonomous institute under the DST, showed in a paper published along with Subhasish Chakrabarty, his student, that the geometry of space-time can cause neutrino oscillations through quantum effects even […]
Nod for additional fertilizer subsidy Subject : Governance Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal to hike subsidy rates for phosphorus and potassium-based fertilizers by 140% in a bid to provide relief to farmers as the kharif sowing season begins. Concept: Unlike urea, where the Centre sets a fixed […]
Minister of Tribal Affairs has launched ‘Adi Prashikshan Portal’ Subject: Government Schemes Context: Recently, the Minister of Tribal Affairs has launched ‘Adi Prashikshan Portal’ and inaugurated a training programme on “Capacity Building Training of Master Trainers for ST PRI Members” as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Concept: About Adi Prashikshan Portal It […]
Cabinet Approves Deep Ocean Mission Subject: Government Schemes Context: Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Deep Ocean Mission. Concept: About Deep Ocean Mission It is a Rs 4,077-crore mission that will be led by scientists at the Ministry of Earth Sciences. It is a five-year inter-ministerial and inter-departmental mission. […]
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Subject: Science & tech Context: Women’s rights activists say feminism in the South Ko had been simmering under the surface, but it became more prominent sometime in 2015 following the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, in the country linked to a Korean man returning from the […]
Roadblocks to Vaccine Passport Subject: Governance Context: With all US adults now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines and businesses and international borders reopening, a fierce debate has kicked off across the United States over whether a digital health certificate (often and somewhat misleadingly called a “vaccine passport”) should be required to prove immunization status. […]
Freeze-dry Covid-19 test Subject: Science & tech Context : Researchers have discovered that commercially available PCR tests can withstand the freeze-drying process, making them shelf-stable for up to 30 days and 50°C without sacrificing sensitivity and accuracy. Concept: The researchers found that the testing reagents could be pre-mixed with a standard preservative, freeze-dried […]
Covaxin is ‘highly purified’ says Bharat Biotech Subject: Science & tech Context: The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday refuted some social media posts on the composition of Covaxin, where it has been suggested that it contains newborn calf serum. Concept: It said that newborn calf serum was used only for the preparation/growth of […]