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ENCELADUS Subject : Science & tech Context : A novel theory proposed by planetary scientists from Caltech and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory challenges the current thinking that the saltwater global ocean of Enceladus, the sixth largest moon of Saturn, is homogenous. Concept : Enceladus is a small, icy moon which has an abundance […]
INTRANASAL VACCINES Subject : Science & tech Context : While all COVID-19 vaccines administered through the intramuscular route have been found to reduce the chances of symptomatic disease and death, attempts are being made to develop vaccines that can potentially prevent or at least greatly reduce the chances of being infected and also […]
PERMANENT COMMISSION FOR WOMEN Subject : Defence Context : The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the pleas of several women short service commission (SSC) officers seeking grant of permanent commission in the Army, while holding that the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) evaluation process was flawed and discriminatory in nature. Concept : Background Under […]
CHINA IRAN PACT Subject : International Relations Context : China and Iran signed what was described as a 25-year “strategic cooperation pact”. Concept : While details of the new 25-year pact were not immediately available, it includes “political, strategic and economic” components. This document can be very effective in deepening relations and would […]
UNPKF Subject : International Organisations Context : India delivered on its promise of 2,00,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the United Nations Peacekeeping Force (UNPKF) worldwide, sending a shipment bound for Copenhagen. Concept : UN Peacekeeping: UN peacekeepers provide security and the political and peacebuilding support to help countries make the difficult, early […]
BATTLE OF FEROZESHAH Subject : History Concept : The Battle of Ferozeshah was fought on 21 December and 22 December 1845 between the British East India Company and the Sikh Empire, at the village of Ferozeshah in Punjab. It was the second battle in first anglosikh war. The British were led by Sir […]
TRIPS AGREEMENT Subject: International Agreements Context : US considering supporting India , South Africa at WTO. Concept : TRIPS is an international agreement administered by the World Trade Organization (WTO), which sets down minimum standards for many forms of intellectual property (IP) regulations as applied to the nationals of other WTO Members. It […]
PLI SCHEME Subject : Government Schemes Context : The Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) has written letters to the NITI Aayog to consider declaring 2020-21 as zero year for production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing of mobile phones. Concept : PLI schemes for all sectors that have been announced since April last […]
PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES ACT Subject : Legislations Context : 2 waiters die cleaning septic tank: Banquet hall directors among 4 held under SC/ST Act. Concept : Article 17 seeks to abolish ‘untouchability’. To enforce this , Untouchability (Offences) Act 1955 was enacted. The lacuna in the above act lead to the passing of […]
UNIFORM CIVIL CODE Subject : Polity Context : Chief Justice of India S A Bobde on Saturday hailed Goa’s uniform civil code and said the state already has what the framers of the Constitution envisaged for the whole of India. Concept : What is UCC? The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) calls for the […]