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Subject: Science and tech Context: Earlier this week, there was an appeal to legalise CBD oil in India Concept: CBD oil is an extract from the cannabis plant. The two main active substances in it are cannabidiol or CBD and delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. The high that is caused by the consumption of cannabis is […]
Subject: Government initiative Context: Prime Minister inaugurates RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020,’ a Mega Virtual Summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Concept: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and NITI Aayog are organising the Mega Virtual Summit AI. RAISE 2020 will be a global meeting of minds to exchange ideas and […]
Table Of Contents Kisan rail Suspicious Transaction Report and FIU Exports rise and trade deficit Atal tunnel Carbon-net zero IBBI Indian-Germany bubble Immunization program Green fireworks 1. Kisan rail Subject: Schemes Context: Kisan Rail started to function Concept: Mango special, Banana Special, Onion Special, Sapota Special are some of the routes of […]
Subject: Environment Context: Manufacturers in Sivakasi – the country’s fireworks manufacturing capital – have produced environmentally friendly fireworks as per Supreme Court order on ‘green’ crackers. Concept: Traditionally, firecrackers have been made with barium nitrate, antimony and a range of metals that, over the years, have been linked to respiratory diseases and even cancer. Green […]
Subject: Schemes Context: India had “broken its inertia” in vaccine development after 2014 and had introduced four new vaccines into the country’s immunization programme. Concept: Immunization Programme in India was introduced in 1978 as ‘Expanded Programme of Immunization’ (EPI) by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. In 1985, the programme was modified […]
Subject: IR Context: India’s air transport bubble with Germany has been suspended after the European country prohibited national carrier Air India from flying to its airports Concept: Air bubbles refer to bilateral agreements India has struck or is in the process of finalising with specific countries to allow their national carriers to ferry passengers back […]
Subject: Economy Context: The Corporate Affairs Ministry and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) have written to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), asking the central bank to permit Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) to bid for stressed assets under the Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code (IBC). Concept: Under current regulations, Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) […]
Subject: Environment Context: Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised China would be carbon net-zero by 2060 Concept: Net-zero is a state in which a country’s emissions are compensated by absorptions and removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Absorption can be increased by creating more carbon sinks such as forests, while removal involves application of […]
Subject: Geography Context: Prime Minister will inaugurate the strategically important Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh. Concept: The 9.02-km tunnel, the longest highway tunnel in the world above the height of 3,000 metres cuts through a mountain west of the Rohtang La. It will shorten the distance between Solang Valley and Sissu by around 46 km […]
Subject: Economy Context: After contracting for six months in a row, the country’s exports grew by 5.27 per cent year-on-year to $27.4 billion in September, and the trade deficit narrowed to a three-month low of $2.91 billion, as per the Commerce Ministry data Concept: A trade deficit is an economic condition that occurs when a […]