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Table Of Contents RAISE CBD oil Madhucadiplostemon and sacred grove Ex Bongosagar LEMOA Mangrove migration Confronting Carbon Inequality TRIPS FLEXIBILITY Sun’s magnetic field Warm Vaccine Narco and Polygraph test 1. RAISE Subject: Government initiative Context: Prime Minister inaugurates RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020,’ a Mega Virtual Summit on Artificial […]
Context: There has been demand for narco test of all acuussed and family of victim in the Hathras case. Polygraph analysis: Itis based on the assumption that physiological responses that are triggered when a person is lying are different from what they would be otherwise. Instruments like cardio-cuffs or sensitive electrodes are attached to the […]
Context: The biggest challenge to distribute Covid-19 vaccines to hundreds of millions of peopleis availability of enough freezers? Concept: Vaccines are similar to dairy or meat products in that their chemical structures are maintained when they are kept within certain temperature ranges. Therefore, vaccines needs to stored and transported at cold temperatures. This will lead […]
Context: Few scientists have claimed that knowing the magnetic field variations can contribute to our understanding of climate and weather. Concept: The sun’s magnetic field is generated by a complex process inside the sun called the solar dynamo. The magnetic field starts off as basically up and down, i.e. roughly straight lines between the north and […]
Context: India and South Africa have requested the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive certain conditions of the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement that could impede timely access to affordable medical products to combat Covid-19. According to these countries, many developing countries, may face institutional and legal difficulties when using flexibilities available […]
Subject: Reports Context: A rich person contributes more to the climate crisis than a poor person: Between 1990 and 2015, the richest 1 per cent of humanity accounted for 15 per cent of cumulative emissions, while the poorest 50 per cent accounted for only 7 per cent, a new report by Oxfam International and the […]
Subject: Environment Context: Investigation of Mangroves distribution in the Hooghly estuary suggests that the mangroves have started moving upstream, growing in less-saline regions. Concept: Over the years due to gradual environmental changes and anthropogenic activities, mangroves have started to redistribute. Sewage disposal has increased the pollution load in the river waters. Globally, there is also […]
Subject: IR Context: A U.S. Navy P-8A long range Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) landed at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the last week of September for refuellingunder the bilateral logistics support agreement Concept: LEMOA stands for Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA), a tweaked India-specific version of the Logistics Support Agreement […]
Subject:IR Context: The second edition of the bilateral naval exercise between India and Bangladesh “Exercise Bongosagar” began in the northern Bay of Bengal Concept: Ex Bongosagar, whose first edition was held in 2019, is aimed at developing inter-operability and joint operational skills through conduct of a wide spectrum of maritime exercises and operations In this […]
Subject: Environment Context: A tree species, long believed extinct, has been rediscovered after a gap of more than 180 years from a sacred grove in Kollam district. Concept: Madhucadiplostemon, a species of flowering plant from Sapotaceae family, has been listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened […]