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Subject: Defence technology Context: A New Generation Anti Radiation Missile (NGARM), Rudra M-I, was successfully flight-tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Concept: RudraM-I is an anti-radiation missile can locate and target any radiation-emitting source like enemy radars, communication sites and other Radio Frequency (RF) emitting targets. This is the first indigenous anti-radiation […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: China announced that it is joining the coronavirus vaccine alliance known as COVAX. Concept: COVAX is co-led by Gavi, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and WHO. Its aim is to accelerate the development and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines, and to guarantee fair and equitable access for every country […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Proctored exams are viewed as a technological solution to curb malpractises exercised during online exams. Concept: Proctoring enables students to write a test online in a remote location, while maintaining the integrity of the test. Students must confirm their identity and they may be monitored through video. That video is […]
Subject: Economy Context: RBI has introduced on-tap targeted long-term repo operations (TLTRO) of Rs 1,00,000 crore for providing additional liquidity and extended SLR holding limits till March 2022 and announced open market operations (OMOs) for state development loans (SDLs) for the first time to compress the rising spreads. Concept: On-tap TLTRO: The LTRO is a […]
Subject: International Organisation Context: 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the UN agency World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict. […]
Table Of Contents STUBBLE BURNING TRP SYSTEM ROLE OF CAG BAD BANKS CANNABIS PLANT and NDPS ACT ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION WORLD BANK GST COMPENSATION 1. STUBBLE BURNING Subject: Agriculture Context: IARI has developed ‘decomposer’ capsules, which when mixed in a water solution and sprayed on land, gets to work on paddy stubble, softening […]
Subject: Economy Context: Opposition leader of Tamilnadu has written to Chief Minister urging him to hold the Centre accountable for the non-payment of GST compensation to the States. Concept: Three years after the introduction of India’s new indirect tax regime, GST, it has started to face an existential crisis. The gains of GST have started […]
Subject: International Organisation Context: The World Bank expects India’s economy to contract by 9.6% in 2020-21, revising its earlier estimate in June that output will shrink by just 3.2% amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This revision reflects ‘the impact of the national lockdown and the income shock experienced by households and firms’. Concept: The World Bank […]
Subject: Healthcare Context: Two patients undergo lung transplant at Apollo Hospitals Concept: Organ donation/transplantation Organ donation means giving part of the body (organ) to a person with end stage organ disease who needs a transplant. The organs that can be donated for transplantation include kidney, liver, heart, lungs, and small bowel and tissues such as corneas, heart valves, […]
Subject: Legislations What is the cannabis plant? According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cannabis is a generic term used to denote the several psychoactive preparations of the plant Cannabis sativa. The major psychoactive constituent in cannabis is Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The Mexican name ‘marijuana‘ is frequently used in referring to cannabis leaves or other […]