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Game-changer Gene therapy offers new hope for those with sickle cell disease Subject : S&T Section :health Context: Gene therapy offers new hope for those with sickle cell disease. Introduction Less than a month after the U.K. drug regulator approved Casgevy, the gene therapy to treat people above 12 with sickle cell disease […]
Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit Subject :IR Section: Groupings Context Modi inaugurated the GPAI summit More about the news: India is hosting the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit in New Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the event. The summit aims to reach a consensus among the 29 […]
The Advocates Amendment Bill, which aims to weed out ‘touts’ Subject :Polity Section: Legislation in news Context: The Advocates Amendment Bill More about the news: The Advocates Amendment Bill, 2023, was passed in the Lok Sabha during the first day of Parliament’s Winter Session. The bill aims to eliminate ‘touts’ from the legal […]
Pompe Disease Subject : S&T Section: Health Context: India’s first Pompe disease patient passes away What is Pompe Disease: Pompe disease, also called Glycogen Storage Disease Type II, is a rare genetic disorder resulting from a deficiency of the enzymeacid alpha-glucosidase (GAA). This enzyme is essential for breaking down glycogen into glucose within […]
In last 9 years, PSBs have not recovered even ₹1 vs ₹5 written off: FinMin in LS Subject : Economy Section: Monetary Policy Against an aggregate loan write-off of Rs 10.42 lakh crore, PSBs have recovered just Rs 1.61 lakh crore from written-off loans, since financial year 2014-15 PSBs could not recover even Re […]
Caution by RBI on Loan Waiver Advertisements Subject : Economy Section: Monetary Policy The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issues a caution to the public. Misleading Advertisements: RBI notices misleading ads on loan waiver offers in print and on social media. Entities actively promoting such campaigns. Service Fee Scam: Reports of entities charging […]
SC upholds repeal of J&K’s special status Subject : Polity Section: Constitution Context: A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the power of the President to abrogate special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution, leading to the reorganization of the full fledged State to two Union […]
Hopes dashed as last HIV vaccine trial in Africa for this decade ends in failure Subject : Science and Tech Section: Health Context: A trial of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine in Africa has been stopped after preliminary data showed it was not effective in preventing infections. PrEPVacc: PrEPVacc is the study […]
Draft climate deal fails to ‘phase out’ fossil fuel Subject: Environment Section: Int Conventions Context: At the ongoing COP28 in Dubai, UAE, the draft climate deal did not ask countries for ‘phasing out’ coal but recommended to “rapidly phase down unabated coal,” that countries such as India, Indonesia and China — major consumers […]
Not possible to accurate data to illegal migrants center to SC Subject : Polity Section: Constitution Context: Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A More about the news: The Indian government informed the Supreme Court that the entry of illegal immigrants into the country is clandestine and surreptitious, making […]