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Subject : Science and tech Context : NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft briefly touched asteroid Bennu, from where it is meant to collect samples of dust and pebbles and deliver them back to Earth in 2023. Concept : Bennu is a 500-meter wide asteroid in an elliptical orbit around the sun. It is a carbonaceous asteroid composition […]
Subject : Polity Context : Maharashtra government withdrew its consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe cases in the state. Concept : CBI is governed by the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (DSPE Act, 1946) that makes consent of a state government mandatory for conducting investigation in that state. There are […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Researchers at Duke University have identified a number of silent mutations in the virus’s genetic code that helped it thrive after it crossed over to humans. Concept: Mutations The DNA sequence is specific to each organism. It can sometimes undergo changes in its base-pairs sequence. It is termed as a […]
Table Of Contents PUNJAB FARM LAWS InvIT’s MONETARY TRANSMISSION IMMUNOTHERAPY PLASMA THERAPY KALESHWARAM PROJECT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT UNCTAD POLLSPENDING 1. PUNJAB FARM LAWS Subject : Polity Context : Special session of the Punjab Assembly passed three farm amendment Bills removing Punjab from the ambit of the central laws. It is sent to […]
Subject: Polity Context: The poll spending limit for candidates contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections has been enhanced by 10 percent based on the recommendation of the Election Commission. Contestants be allowed to spend more on campaigning keeping in mind difficulties they may face due to COVID-19 curbs. Concept: Current rules on poll spending: At […]
Subject: Economy Context: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a report on that a lower but positive economic growth in India in the post-COVID-19 pandemic period and India’s large market will continue to attract market-seeking investments to the country. Concept: The World Investment Report focuses on trends in Foreign Direct Investment […]
Subject: Economy Context: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into India in the first five months of 2020-21 have hit a record high, despite a sharp 60% contraction in the first quarter. Concept: Foreign Direct Investment FDI is an investment from a party in one country into a business or corporation in another country with the […]
Subject: Infrastructure Context: The National Green Tribunal has held that environmental clearance to Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project was granted ex post facto, after completion of substantial work, by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change “in violation of law”. Concept: The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme of Telangana is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the […]
Subject : Science and tech Context : Convalescent plasma therapy could soon be discontinued as a treatment for COVID-19 patients, the Centre. Plasma therapy failed to benefit COVID-19 patients in the largest randomized trial conducted in India, carried out by the ICMR which found that plasma didn’t particularly help lower mortality or severity of COVID-19 […]
Subject : Science and tech Context : Cancer patients in India can get better access to immuno-oncology therapies, if more global trials on these drugs are undertaken in India, according to IQVIA, a human data science company. Concept : Immunotherapy Immunotherapy tries to help the immune system recognise cancer as a threat, and attack it. […]