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EXPERT PANEL FOR MINIMUM WAGES Subject : Governance Context : Labour and Employment Ministry set up expert group that will provide technical inputs and recommendations on fixation of minimum wages and national floor for minimum wages. Concept : Expert group has been set for a period of three years. It is chaired by […]
SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION (SCO) Subject : International Organisations Context :The Union Cabinet of India has approved the ratification of an Agreement on “Cooperation in the field of Mass Media” between all the Member States of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. The Agreement was signed in June, 2019. Concept : The SCO is a permanent intergovernmental […]
CABINET APPROVES MODEL TENANCY ACT Subject : Legislations Context : The Union Cabinet has approved the Model Tenancy Act for circulation to all States / Union Territories for adaptation by way of enacting fresh legislation or amending existing rental laws suitably. It will help overhaul the legal framework with respect to rental housing […]
ONLINE TRACKING PORTAL ‘BAL SWARAJ ‘ LAUNCHED Subject : Governance Context :Recently, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched the Online Tracking Portal “Bal Swaraj (Covid-Care). Concept : About BalSwaraj Portal It is devised by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) under section 109 of the Juvenile Justice […]
XRAYSETU TO IDENTIFY COVID POSITIVE PATIENTS Subject : Governance Context :Recently, the Ministry of Science & Technology has unveiled a platform called ‘XraySetu’ to identify COVID positive patients. Concept : About XraySetu Platform It is a new AI-driven platform which will facilitate early-COVID interventions over Whatsapp with the help of Chest X-ray interpretation. […]
NITI AYOG RELEASED THIRD EDITION OF SDG INDIA INDEX Subject : Governance Context : Recently, the NITI Aayog has released the third edition of SDG India Index & Dashboard 2020-21. Concept : About SDG India Index It was first launched in 2018. It is designed and developed by NITI Aayog. The preparation of […]
RIL SUBMITS A PROPOSAL FOR A POTENTIAL COVID DRUG Subject: Science & tech Context: Reliance Industries Ltd’s R&D arm has proposed the use of Niclosamide – the drug used to treat tapeworm infestation – for treating COVID-19 patients. Concept : Niclosamide, a drug on the World Health Organisation’s list of essential medicines, has […]
NEW GOLD SPOT EXCHANGE PROPOSED BY SEBI Subject: Economics Context: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has added a breath of freshness to the commodity market by floating the idea of having a new gold spot exchange. Concept: The spot exchange is where financial instruments, such as commodities, currencies, and securities, […]
H10N3 BIRD FLU DETECTED IN HUMAN Subject: Science & tech Context : A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province is the first known human to be infected with a strain of bird flu known as H10N3, China’s National Health Commission said on Tuesday — a development that experts said merited close monitoring […]
CHINA’S ARTIFICIAL SUN EXPERIMENTAL FUSION REACTOR Subject: Science & tech Context: For 20 seconds, China’s ‘artificial sun’ EAST achieved a peak temperature of 288 million degrees Fahrenheit, which is over ten times hotter than the sun Concept: China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), which mimics the energy generation process of the sun, set […]