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VACCINE DELIVERY BY DRONES Subject :Sciecne & tech Context : The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) & Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption to the Government of Telangana for conducting experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flights for delivery of vaccines. Concept : Exemption from Unmanned Aircraft […]
NSAIDS Subject : Science & tech Context : The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, does not lead to higher rates of death or severe disease in patients who are hospitalised with Covid-19, according to a new observational study of more than 72,000 people in the UK published in The […]
GAVI Subject : International Organisations Context : India To Get Between 190 To 250 Million Subsidised Covid Vaccines: Gavi Concept : GAVI Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization is a public-private global health partnership committed to increasing access to immunization in poor countries It is a global Vaccine Alliance with the goal of […]
STATE OF WORKING INDIA REPORT 2021 Subject : Important Reports Context : A report titled ‘State of Working India 2021: One Year of Covid19’ brought out annually by Azim Premji University’s Centre for Sustainable Employment, Bengaluru has been released. Concept : The report covers the period March 2020 to December 2020, dwells on […]
SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATINGS Subject : Economics Context : S & P Global Ratings on Friday said India’s credit rating would be retained at the current level for the next two years, and the country will see a slightly faster pace of growth in the next couple of years that will support its sovereign […]
LOKAYUKTA Subject : Polity Context : Nearly seven months after the previous Lokayukta retired from his post, retired Bombay high court justice Ambadas Joshi took charge as the new Goa Lokayukta. Concept : The Lokayukta is an anti-corruption authority constituted at the state level. It investigates allegations of corruption and mal-administration against public […]
SPUTNIK LIGHT Subject : Science & tech Context : Russia authorises use of single dose vaccine Sputnik Light Concept : Sovereign wealth fund Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Thursday said the move will pave way for the immunisation of a larger number of people in a shorter time frame. Sputnik Light is […]
OXYGEN USE IN COVID TREATMENT Subject : Science & tech Context : Even if one’s oxygen saturation level is 92 to 94 per cent, there may not be any reason to panic, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria has said Concept : In a webinar on oxygen therapy for Covid-19 treatment, organised by AIIMS, […]
SECOND SCOTTISH REFERENDUM Subject : International Relations Context : Recently, Scotland took to the polls to vote for its next parliament with a third of the results expected to be announced. Concept : Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who leads the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP), has described this election as the most […]
DAHLA DAM Subject : International Relations Context :The Taliban has captured Afghanistan’s second-biggest dam after months of fierce fighting in its former bastion of Kandahar. Concept : Dahla Dam, which provides irrigation to farmers via a network of canals as well as drinking water for the provincial capital, is now under Taliban control. […]