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Subject: Polity Context: The Election Commission has announced that it will allow those above the age of 65 as well as those under home or institutional quarantine to vote using postal ballots during the Bihar elections. Concept: A restricted set of voters can exercise postal voting. Through this facility, a voter can cast her vote remotely by […]
Subject: Environment Context: A total of 13,450 families from 26 protected areas (PA) across the country were displaced between 1999 and 2020 as a part of the Union government’s ‘protect and conserve model’, a new study has found. Concept: The model involves creation of inviolate areas for the conservation of biodiversity and wildlife in the […]
Subject: IR Context: Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has announced a central global network of laboratories Concept: It helps to assess and compare immunological responses generated by the Covid-19 vaccine candidates. To establish this global vaccine-assessment network, CEPI has announced partnerships with five clinical sample testing laboratories that included India’s Translational Health Sciences and […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: A successful trial of the nuclear capable Shaurya missile was conducted by India Concept: Shaurya is a land-based parallel of the submarine launched K-15 missile. These ballistic weapons belong to the K missile family — codenamed after late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam — which are launched from Arihant class of nuclear submarines. […]
Subject: Economy Context: GST Council agrees to extend compensation cess beyond 2022 Concept: GST Council Goods & Services Tax Council is a constitutional body for making recommendations to the Union and State Government on issues related to Goods and Service Tax. As per Article 279A (1) of the amended Constitution, the GST Council has to be […]
Subject: Environment Context: Iconic flora native to the Nilgiris, including more than 30 species of Strobilanthes, could be under threat of being displaced with the continuing advance of invasive flora such as Cestrum aurantiacum and Lantana camara Concept: The mass blooming of the Strobilantheskunthiana, known commonly as the neelakurinji, gave the Nilgiris (the blue mountains) its iconic name as the slopes were covered […]
Context: There has been demand for narco test of all acuussed and family of victim in the Hathras case. Polygraph analysis: Itis based on the assumption that physiological responses that are triggered when a person is lying are different from what they would be otherwise. Instruments like cardio-cuffs or sensitive electrodes are attached to the […]
Context: The biggest challenge to distribute Covid-19 vaccines to hundreds of millions of peopleis availability of enough freezers? Concept: Vaccines are similar to dairy or meat products in that their chemical structures are maintained when they are kept within certain temperature ranges. Therefore, vaccines needs to stored and transported at cold temperatures. This will lead […]
Context: Few scientists have claimed that knowing the magnetic field variations can contribute to our understanding of climate and weather. Concept: The sun’s magnetic field is generated by a complex process inside the sun called the solar dynamo. The magnetic field starts off as basically up and down, i.e. roughly straight lines between the north and […]
Context: India and South Africa have requested the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive certain conditions of the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement that could impede timely access to affordable medical products to combat Covid-19. According to these countries, many developing countries, may face institutional and legal difficulties when using flexibilities available […]