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Subject: International Events Context: The US anti-doping Act will target those involved in international dope fraud conspiracies even if it happens outside the United States. Concept: The Rodchenkov Act ( anti-doping)was passed by the Senate on Monday and will become a law once the US president signs it. It allows the USA to initiate legal […]
Subject: International Agreements Context: Governments across the globe have agreed to give further consideration to the concept of an International Maritime Organisation (IMO)-supervised, industry financed, $5-billion fund, to be governed by an autonomous board. Concept: The proposal , backed by eight of the global shipping industry’s top associations seeks to impose a mandatory levy of […]
Subject: Defence Context: Indian Navy (IN) Ships including indigenously built ASW corvette Kamorta and missile corvette Karmuk participated in the 2nd edition of India, Singapore and Thailand Trilateral Maritime Exercise SITMEX-20 in Andaman Sea. Concept: The first edition of SITMEX, hosted by Indian Navy, was conducted off Port Blair in September 2019. The SITMEX series […]
Subject: Science & tech Context: Supreme Court recently upheld a verdict given by the Madras High Court urging the State government to allocate funds for the treatment of children with LSD. Concept: The lysosomes are primary digestive units within cells. Their function is to break down complex components into simpler ones. They degrade complex components […]
Subject: International events Context: Over 2,000 representatives from 132 countries attended the virtual 4th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies organised by the Interpol, Europol and the Basel Institute on Governance. Concept: The conference is an initiative of the Working Group on Cryptocurrencies and Money Laundering established in 2016 by the three organisations. It […]
Subject: Economy Context: India will soon launch an ambitious ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ that envisages exploration of minerals, energy and marine diversity of the underwater world, a vast part of which still remains unexplored. Concept: The focus of the mission will be on deep-sea mining, ocean climate change advisory services, underwater vehicles and underwater robotics related […]
Subject: Environment Context: After a two-year lull in the wake of Cyclone Gaja that ravaged the Cauvery delta districts, birds have, in good numbers, visited the Vaduvur, Udhayamarthandam and Point Calimere sanctuaries. Concept: India’s migratory species- The Asian elephant, great Indian bustard, Bengal florican, oceanic white-tip shark, urial and smooth hammerhead shark are among the […]
Subject: Economy Context: The standardized health insurance policy, Arogya Sanjeevani was designed by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority with many interesting features. Every general insurance or health insurance company is mandated to offer it from April 1, 2020. Concept: Under the guidelines, IRDAI asked the general and health insurers to offer product that can […]
Subject : Environment Context : A mushroom documentation project in the forests of Northeast India has revealed not only 600 varieties of fungi, but also led to a new discovery: a bioluminescent — or light emitting — variety of mushroom. Concept : The new species — named Roridomyces phyllostachydis — was first sighted on a […]
Subject : Science & tech Context : India became the fourth country in the world to have its independent regional navigation satellite system recognised by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as a part of the World Wide Radio Navigation System (WWRNS). Concept : The IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system developed by India. It […]