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POCSO ACT Subject : Legislations Context : IPS officer charged with sexual assault on child made dist SP. The chargesheet was filed on March 31 this year under Sections 354, 354A (assault or criminal force to outrage modesty, sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences […]
AMPHOTERICIN- B Subject : Science & tech Context : An anti-fungal drug used in the treatment of a rare infection called mucormycosis, or “black fungus”, is in short supply across states in India. Concept : It is fungistatic or fungicidal depending on the concentration obtained in body fluids and the susceptibility of the […]
GLYCOLYSIS Subject : Science & tech Context : Top doctors in key Covid wards are guarded in their reception to the 2-DG (2-deoxy-D-Glucose) drug the Centre launched Monday granting emergency use approval and saying it will reduce recovery time and oxygen dependency for Covid-19 patients. Concept : Their consensus is that the principle […]
MICRO CLIMATIC SHIFTING Subject : Geography Context : Gujarat districts to experience droughts while another faces floods in the same season. Drought-prone districts like Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surat, and Valsad have witnessed a shift towards extreme floods and storm surges in the last decade. These changing patterns are due to microclimatic changes. Concept : […]
ELDERLINE HELPLINE Subject : Current Events Context : Recently, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has started state wise call centres in major states under the ELDERLINE project. Concept : About ELDERLINE Helpline It is made operational in 5 major States of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and […]
PALEOART Subject : Art & Culture Context : In the early nineteenth century, artists mingled science with fantasy to recreate dinosaurs for in style creativeness, often exhibiting them in apocalyptic forests with an erupting volcano within the background. Concept : It is a genre of art in which the artist depicts prehistoric life […]
PROTEIN – ANTIBODY CONJUGATES Subject : Science & tech Context : Recently, the researchers from University of Massachusetts have tested the mechanism ‘Protein–Antibody Conjugates’ in cell lines in the lab. Concept : Protein–Antibody Conjugates The new concept, Protein– Antibody Conjugates or PACs, combines two different approaches to drug delivery: One is biologics, where […]
NEW STORAGE CONDITIONS FOR Pfizer-BioNTech VACCINE Subject : Science & tech Context : The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended a change to the approved storage conditions of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine which changes the way these vaccines are handled in vaccination centres across the European Union (EU). Concept : With the new recommendations, […]
NEW NAMING SYSTEM FOR VIRUS VARIANTS Subject : Science & tech Context : The World Health Organization (WHO) would unveil a system of naming of coronavirus variants drawn from the way tropical storms are named, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan says. Concept : The initiative, similar to how hurricanes are labelled, seeks to […]
COLOMBO PORT CITY Subject : International Relations Context :A Chinese-funded tax-free enclave billed as Sri Lanka’s answer to Dubai and Singapore cleared the final legal hurdle as the Supreme Court in Colombo ruled it could go ahead with only minor tweaks. Concept : The largest single foreign investment in Sri Lanka is one […]