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PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT Subject : National Legislations Context : Delhi Police Thursday arrested 27-year-old Gaurav Sharma, a YouTube content creator, for animal cruelty after a video showed his dog floating in the air with helium balloons strapped to his back. Concept : About the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act: […]
NEGVAC Subject : Science & tech Context : the government is still examining the American pharma giant’s request for indemnity against the cost of compensation for any severe side effects, Dr V K Paul ,who also heads the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC), said. Concept : National Expert Group […]
WHO BIOHUB Subject : International Events Context : The World Health Organization (WHO) and Switzerland have signed an MoU to launch a BioHub facility that will allow rapid sharing of pathogens between laboratories and partners to facilitate better analysis and preparedness against them. Concept : WHO BioHub The BioHub will enable member states […]
MEKEDATU MULTI-PURPOSE PROJECT Subject : Economy / Geography Context :The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a joint committee to look into allegations of unauthorised construction activity taking place in Mekedatu, where the Karnataka government had proposed to construct a dam across the Cauvery River. Concept : Acting suomotu based on a media […]
TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE & SUPERMOON Subject : Geography Context : Recently, a super-celestial event took place as the first lunar eclipse of 2021 took place. The event was more special as it coincided with a supermoon, a total lunar eclipse and a red blood moon all at once. Concept : Supermoon NASA notes […]
PFRDA Subject : National Organisations Context : The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) crossed the milestone of Rs 6 lakh crore (Rs 6 trillion) of Assets Under Management (AUM) under the National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY), after 13 years. Concept : PFRDA is a statutory body established […]
ACCR PORTAL & AYUSH SANJIVANI APP Subject : Governance Context : Recently, the Ministry of AYUSH has launched the Ayush Clinical Case Repository (ACCR) portal and Ayush Sanjivani App. Concept : Ayush Clinical Case Repository (ACCR) Portal It is the dedicated section for reporting and publishing details of Covid 19 cases treated through […]
QUAD Subject : International Relations Context : Quad ‘targeting’ China, says Consul General. Concept : It is a four-nation alliance of India, Australia, USA and Japan which was established in 2007. It is often dubbed as an “Asian” or “mini” NATO, and is viewed as a counterbalance to China’s military and economic clout […]
TULSA RACE MASSACRE Subject : International Relations Context : US President Joe Biden will next week visit the city of Tulsa in Oklahoma state, in honour of the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, known among the worst incidents of racial strife in American history. Concept : In 1921, from the evening […]
ICAO Subject : International Organisations Context : International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will hold an urgent meeting in Montreal, Canada, on May 27 to discuss the forcibly diversion of the Ryanair plane, which was flying from Greece to Lithuania, to land in Belarus on May 23 after Western powers called for the UN […]