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Subject: Science and tech Context: Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers has launched new nutraceuticals under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) for sale through Janaushadhi Kendras across country. Concept: Nutraceuticals is a broad umbrella term that is used to describe any product derived from food sources with extra health benefits in addition to the […]
Table Of Contents Mission Karmayogi Question Hour and Zero Hour Healthy Air: Immunity Booster COVID testing Global innovation index Force Majeure 1. Mission Karmayogi Subject: Governance Context: Union Cabinet has approved ‘Mission Karmayogi’, a new capacity-building scheme for civil servants aimed at upgrading the post-recruitment training mechanism of the officers and employees at all […]
Subject: Economy Context: RBI given moratorium period expired on August 31 so people sought a complete waiver of interest for the moratorium period. Concept: The term ‘force majeure’ has been defined in Black’s Law Dictionary, as ‘an event or effect that can be neither anticipated nor controlled. From a contractual perspective, a force majeure clause […]
Subject: IR Context: India has climbed 4 spots and has been ranked 48th by the World Intellectual Property Organization in the Global Innovation Index 2020 rankings Concept: India was at the 52nd position in 2019 and was ranked 81st in the year 2015. It is a remarkable achievement to be in a league of highly innovative developed […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Using mass spectrometer, researchers at the Delhi-based Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) and the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have been able to detect novel coronavirus with 95% sensitivity and 100% specificity with respect to RT-PCR Concept: The new method can directly detect the virus without amplifying […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, a Deemed to be University, Pune has developed herbal-based immunity boosting room freshener product named “Healthy Air” to contain the spread of COVID-19. Concept: The product Healthy Air has been developed with various extracts of herbal oils like Neem, Neelgiri, Camphor, Daalcheeni, Tulsi, Lemon, Turmeric, Laung, […]
Subject: Polity Context: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats notified that there will be no Question Hour during the Monsoon Session of Parliament in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, and that Zero Hour will be restricted in both Houses Concept: Question Hour The first hour of every parliamentary sitting is slotted for this. Question Hour is the liveliest hour […]
Subject: Governance Context: Union Cabinet has approved ‘Mission Karmayogi’, a new capacity-building scheme for civil servants aimed at upgrading the post-recruitment training mechanism of the officers and employees at all levels. Concept: Mission Karmayogi aims to prepare the Indian Civil Servant for the future by making him more creative, constructive, imaginative, innovative, proactive, professional, progressive, energetic, […]
Table Of Contents Pinaka missile Sree Narayana guru AstroSat Green Term Ahead Market Precision medicine Coral reefs AGR NSA Moratorium and restructuring 1. Pinaka missile Subject: Science and tech Context: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) had signed contracts with three Indian companies for supply of six regiments of the Pinaka Rocket System to be deployed […]
Subject: Economy Context: The Centre informed the Supreme Court that moratorium on repayment of loans allowed during the Covid-19 crisis can be extended by up to two years. Concept: On 27th March, 2020, the RBI announced a three-month moratorium (1st March to 31st May) on loan and card repayments. Again extended for three months till 31st During moratorium the customer does […]