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33.9 mh of crops lost due to excess rains in 2015-21: WEF Sub: Schemes Sec: Agri Context: India lost 33.9 million hectares (mh) of crops due to excessive rains and an additional 35 mh due to drought between 2015 and 2021, a World Economic Forum (WEF) report has said. The impact of extreme […]
Subclinical TB is the reason for slow drop in TB incidence, says Soumya Swaminathan Subject: Sci Sec: Health Context: TB infection can no longer be considered a binary — latent TB and active TB. People can also have TB disease and yet not display any of the characteristic symptoms associated with TB, such […]
Governor competent authority under PC Act to grant sanction to prosecute CM Subject: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Saturday, 17 August has permitted to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the MUDA land allotment case. More on News: The governor is the competent authority to grant sanction to investigate and […]
The bitter dispute in the Namdhari sect, which has left 8 people injured in a violent clash Subject: History Sec: Modern India Context: Hundreds of followers of two rival groups of the Namdhari religious sect clashed violently in Rania in Haryana’s Sirsa district at the end of last week, leaving at least eight […]
Russia says Ukraine used Western rockets to destroy bridge in Kursk region Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Ukraine had used Western rockets, likely US made HIMARS, to destroy a bridge over the Seym river in the Kursk region, killing volunteers trying to evacuate civilians. Western support to […]
Lok Sabha Speaker constitutes six new parliamentary committees for 2024-25 Sub: Polity Sec: Parliament Context: Lok Sabha Speaker constituted six new Parliamentary Committees, including the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which keeps a close eye on government expenditure, to be headed by senior Congress leader K.C. Venugopal. The new committees are: Public Accounts Committee […]
Indian Institute of Astrophysics astronomers find new method to predict amplitude of upcoming solar cycle Sub: Science Sec: Space Context: Astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have found a new method to predict the amplitude of the upcoming solar cycle. The astronomers have discovered a new correlation using 100 years of […]
More than 18700 mpox cases detected in Africa since January: health agency Sub: Sci Sec: Health Mpox Outbreak in Africa: As of 2024, Africa reported 18,737 suspected or confirmed mpox cases, including 1,200 cases in a single week. The outbreak includes three virus strains, with the new Clade 1b being more deadly and […]
Microplastics found in Indian salt & sugar brands. But they’re everywhere, even in the air we breathe Sub: Sci Sec: Health Context: Toxics Link, an environmental NGO, conducted a study on microplastics (MPs) in several sugar and salt brands in India. The study detailed the types, shapes, sizes, and colours of MPs in […]
Plant pandemics: They could be hastened due to deadly and global pathogenic spread Sub: Sci Sec: Health Pathogen/Disease Impact Affected Regions Key Facts Fusarium Wilt Pushing bananas to the verge of extinction Central America, Tropical America, Caribbean, West Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia, India TR4 strain is lethal to over 80% of banana […]