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Subject: Science and tech Context: Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States acknowledge that there had been instances in which people had tested positive again after having recovered from the disease once. Concept: It could be because of what it described as “persistent viral shedding”. Recovered patients can have low levels of virus for up to […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court has given cogent reasons for a reconsideration of the verdict given by a five-judge Bench in 2004 that State legislatures have no power to create sub-classifications among the list of Scheduled Castes notified by the President Concept: The Bench has disagreed with the formulation in V. Chinnaiah vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2004)that […]
Subject: Economy Context: World Bank halted its annual publication, ‘Doing Business’ report, as it detected irregularities of data for a few countries Concept: The World Bank’s Doing Business study ranks 190 countries on the freedom they provide to conduct business by measuring aspects of business regulation that affect small domestic firms located in their largest […]
Subject: Polity Context: Monsoon session of Parliament from September 14 to October 1, will see many firsts including staggered seating, different shifts for both the houses, no breaks during the session and social distancing. Concept: The president from time to time summons each House of Parliament to meet. But, the maximum gap between two sessions […]
Subject: Environment Context: Four persons, including two from Pune, were arrested for allegedly trying to sell a pangolin in Satara district Concept: Pangolin, also known as scaly anteater, is an insectivorous mammal that has hard scales of keratin on its body. Two of the eight subspecies of the animal are found in India. The animal […]
Subject: Economy Context: Even as the government is battling much-reduced tax buoyancy and a yawning revenue deficit, finance minister kept alive industry’s hopes for further tax cuts. Concept: Tax buoyancy explains this relationship between the changes in government’s tax revenue growth and the changes in GDP. It refers to the responsiveness of tax revenue growth […]
Table Of Contents T-cell Immunity and cross reactive memory United Nation 10 Principle on disability Independence of SC N95 masks Anti-dumping duty Reasons for rupee upswing 1. T-cell Immunity and cross reactive memory Subject: Science and tech Context: Scientists have found that 20-50% people who have not been infected with novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) […]
Subject: Economy Context: The rupee rose nearly two per cent to 73.40 against the US dollar last week. Concept: FPIs have bought Rs 46,602 crore worth of shares so far in August, the highest monthly inflow in calendar year 2020. Analysts said dollar inflows into the stock market and gains in other Asian currencies boosted the rupee’s […]
Subject: Economy Context: Major textile bodies has appealed to the Centre to remove anti-dumping duty on Viscose Staple fibre (VSF) to create a level playing for the entire textile value chain. Concept: An anti-dumping duty is a protectionist tariff that a domestic government imposes on foreign imports that it believes are priced below fair market […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: In the case of infectious diseases like COVID-19, hospitals have to make sure that their patient-facing employees are safe by using Personal Protective Equipment, in particular, N95 mask. Concept: An N95 respirator is a respiratory protective device designed to achieve a very close facial fit and very efficient filtration of airborne […]