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Subject: Environment Context: With increasing biomedical waste like PPE ,Centre needs to stitch together a national protocol that combines The Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, with the recently released Environment Ministry guidelines on ‘extended producer responsibility’ (EPR) for producers of plastic. Concept: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy approach under which producers are given […]
Subject: Economy Context: Income Tax Department has launched a revised Form 26AS or Annual Information Statement from this assessment year, which will reflect details of all high-value transactions. Concept: Form 26AS is a consolidated annual tax statement that includes information on tax deducted/collected at source, advance tax, self-assessment that is available on the Income Tax website against a […]
Subject: Polity Context: While issuing a first-of-its-kind ‘gag order’ or ‘code of conduct’ for personnel of Gujarat Police regarding their usage of social media, Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) said that police do not enjoy the same rights as citizens. Concept: Article 33 empowers the Parliament to restrict or abrogate the fundamental rights of the members […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: One in every five individuals has shown the presence of antibodies that indicate exposure to the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 in a serological survey conducted in Delhi Concept: A serological survey seeks to assess the prevalence of disease in a population by detecting the presence of specific antibodies against the virus. A […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: A collaborative study conducted by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar found that fall in temperature with seasonal progression towards winter will environmentally favour COVID-19 transmission in India. Findings: Low temperature and high humidity appear to favour the spread of the disease. An […]
Subject: Polity Context: Tussle between Governor and Chief Minister in West Bengal shed light on constitutional provisions of State government Concept: It provides that every person appointed a Governor or required to discharge the functions of a Governor, before taking charge of the office, shall take an oath or make an affirmation of office. The […]
Subject: Economy Context: Stimulus package in pandemic hit economy Concept: The livelihood opportunities will come up in 116 districts spread over six states namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha who have received substantial numbers of migrants through the Common Service Centres and KrishiVigyanKendras This campaign of 125 days, which will work […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Recombinant DNA technology may see enormous growth in post covid-19 as it plays important role in vaccine development Concept: Recombinant DNA involves cutting a piece of original DNA and inserting in its place a different segment of DNA having desired characters. The recombined or recomposed DNA is then copied multifold inside […]
Subject: Geography Context: NASA has issued a warning that a huge “Asteroid 2020 ND” will move past Earth on July 24. Concept: This asteroid is about 170 metres-long and will be as close as 0.034 astronomical units (5,086,328 kilometres) to our planet, and is travelling at a speed of 48,000 kilometres per hour. Its distance from […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The Union Health Ministry cautioned against the use of N-95 valved respirator/masks as it does not offer the desired protection against the spread of COVID-19. Concept: The evidence which suggests that with a valved mask the person wearing it is safe but if they are COVID-19 positive or asymptomatic, then […]