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Subject: Science and tech Context: In virtual Global Vaccine Summit, Prime minister highlighted India’s immunization programme Concept: Immunization is the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine. Vaccines are substances that stimulate the body’s own immune system to protect the person against […]
Subject: IR Context: India pledged $15-million as India’s contribution to the vaccines alliance GAVI at the Global Vaccine Summit hosted by the UK. Concept: The virtual Global Vaccine Summit hosted by UK Prime Minister in which over 50 countries – business leaders, UN agencies, civil society, government ministers, Heads of State and country leaders participated […]
Subject: Economy Context: Bad loans of Indian banks are expected to rise to 11.3-11.6% this fiscal and Rs 45,000-82,500 crore capital might be required to overcome the rising asset quality pressures, according to ICRA Ratings Concept: A non-performing asset (NPA) is a banking industry term for a ‘bad loan’ – i.e. one that has not […]
Subject: Economy Context: The country’s job situation registered an improvement during 2018-19 with unemployment rate declining to 5.8 per cent, down from 6.1 per cent in the previous financial year, according to government data. The labour force participation rate (LFPR) during 2018-19 rose to 37.5 per cent as compared to 36.9 per cent a year […]
Subject: Scheme Context: Government is going to boost infrastructure in areas along China border Concept: The Department of Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs has been implementing the Border Area Development Programme (BADP) through the State Governments as part of a comprehensive approach to Border Management. The programmeaims to meet the special development needs of […]
Subject:Schemes Context: Ministry of New & Renewable Energy ( MNRE) has recently noticed that few new websites have cropped up as registration portal for PM-KUSUM Scheme which are potentially duping general public and misusing data captured through fake registration portal. Concept: The PM KUSUM scheme had three components 10,000 megawatts (MW) of decentralised ground mounted grid-connected renewable […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The Union Cabinet has given its approval to re-establish Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) as Subordinate Office under Ministry of AYUSH Concept: Presently, Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) is an autonomous body under the aegis of Ministry of AYUSH established since 2010. Re-establishment of […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The Genome India Project has submitted a fresh proposal to Delhi to examine samples of a thousand Covid-19-infected Indians. Concept: The Genome India Project aims to map the diversity of India’s genetic pool, and “lay the bedrock of personalised medicine.” The Rs 238-crore project, which will be a collaboration between 20 […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: According to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme data, currently, as many 11.68 lakh migrants who have returned to the state are under surveillance. Of them, 74,237 migrants have been tested for the infection and 2,404 have turned positive — a positivity rate of 3.2 per cent. Concept: Integrated Disease Surveillance […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The World Health Organization said that clinical trials of the repurposed anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for treatment of covid-19 will resume, after a committee reviewed the available data for the drug. Concept: Solidarity” is an international clinical trial to help find an effective treatment for COVID-19, launched by the World Health […]