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Subject: Defence Context: The Navy Chief’s views revived the discussion among the forces on whether India needs a third aircraft carrier – apart from INS Vikramaditya and the under-construction Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 1 (IAC 1). Concept: INS Vikramaditya is the country’s most powerful aircraft carrier. It was built in 1987 and had served the Soviet […]
Subject: Culture Context: The five-day Tansen Music Festival will begin from December 26 and continue till December 30 in the city of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. The event would be kickstarted with recitations of ‘Harikatha’ and ‘Milad’. Concept: ‘TansenSamaroh’ is one of the most prestigious events of the country in the field of Indian classical […]
Subject : Culture Context : The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has made attempts to reach out to Bengali folk singer Basudeb Das Baul, days after he hosted Union Home Minister for lunch at his home in Bolpur. Concept : Baul Music is a form of folk music, unique to Bangladesh and West Bengal of India. The […]
Subject: International Organisations Context: Cairn Energy Plc won a major relief on Wednesday as the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague ruled that the Indian government’s retrospective tax demand against the global oil and gas major was “inconsistent” with the UK-India bilateral treaty. Concept: The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is an intergovernmental organization […]
Subject: Environment Context: The India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative published a scientific paper on Tuesday on the health and economic impact of air pollution in Lancet Planetary Health, which documents the trends in health loss due to air pollution and its economic impact in every state of India. Concept: As many as 1.7 million deaths […]
Subject: Current Events Context: Help Age India has been presented the UN Population Award for 2020 (institutional category), according to a release issued by UNFPA. Concept: Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981, the United Nations Population Award recognises contributions in the fields of population and reproductive health. The Committee for the United […]
Subject: Defence Context: Boeing announced the successful demonstration of the compatibility of its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets with the Indian Navy’s aircraft carriers as part of its pitch for the Navy’s fighter procurement. Concept : The demonstrations were held in coordination with U.S. Navy on a shore-based facility at the Naval Air Station Patuxent […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: From a llama named Cormac, researchers at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have isolated a set of tiny antibodies, or “nanobodies”, that hold promise against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Concept: At least one of these nanobodies could prevent infections and detect virus particles by grabbing hold of SARS-CoV-2 […]
Subject : Economy Context : In the wake of setting stronghold principles for staples, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has advised standards for passable degrees of micronutrients for fortifying food items that are processed. Concept : The FSSAI has confined the measure of fortification to be added to 15 to 30 […]
Subject : Current Events Context :This year, Kisan Diwas takes place against the backdrop of intensifying farmers’ protests on the borders of the national capital. Concept : The National Famers Days or Kisan Diwas is celebrated every year in India on the 23rd of December. 23rd December was chosen to honour the birth anniversary of […]