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Subject: IR Context: India approached the International Court of Justice against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence. Concept: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and […]
Subject: Environment Context: Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can be transformed into renewable liquid fuels, according to a new study in the journal Concept: PPE waste to be converted into fuel using chemical a process called pyrolysis. This breaks down plastic at high temperature – between 300-400°C for an hour – without oxygen. […]
Table Of Contents Cytokine Storm Happy hypoxia or Silent Hypoxia The Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) CRISPR Time Capsule Disincentivising savings Seed Terrorism Somnath temple Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative State Election Commissioner Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission 1. Cytokine Storm Subject: Science and tech What are Cytokines? Cytokines are helpful proteins […]
Subject: Government organisation Context: West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission issued seven separate advisories regarding charges for diagnosis and treatment. Concept: The Clinical Establishments Act provides for registration and regulation of clinical establishments in the country with a view to prescribe basic minimum standards of facilities and services of particular type being provided by the […]
Subject: Polity Context: Mr. N. Ramesh Kumar took charge as the State Election Commissioner (SEC) of Andhra Pradesh upon his reappointment by the Governor recently. Concept: The super-intendance, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of all elections to the panchayats shall be vested in the state election commission. It […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Seven biomedical firms have been selected to produce next-generation tests under US’ Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative. Concept: The aim behind the initiative is to significantly increase the number, type and availability of tests by millions per week. The RADx initiative will help develop new tests that will allow […]
Subject: Arts and Culture Context: Construction of a grand Shri Ram Temple slated to commence on August 5th. This has revived the history of prana pratishtha puja of the Somnath Temple by Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. Concept: Somnath, literally translated as the Lord of Moon (Soma) houses the first of the 12 […]
Subject: Science and Tech Context: The National Seed Association of India (NSAI) has asked the Centre to put its agencies on high alert against Chinese seeds penetrating into Indian fields. It has suggested the government to have in place adequate plans to deal with the ‘seed terrorism’. What has happened? Mysterious seed packets, often labelled […]
Subject: Economy Context: There has been a sharp fall in deposit rates due to aggressive rate cuts by banks in response to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) reduction in the benchmark rates. This coupled with a rise in consumer prices have pulled real interest rates into negative territory, disincentivising savings. Concept Builder: Real interest […]
Subject: Science and Tech Context: A time capsule will be placed around 2,000 feet underground at the Ram Temple construction site in Ayodhya. What is a time capsule? It is a container of any size or shape, which accommodates documents, photos and artefacts typical of the current era and is buried underground, for future generations to unearth. The time […]