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Subject: Science and tech Context: UP government has announced restrictions for weekend to control the spread of Covid-19 and communicable diseases. Concept: A communicable disease is one that is spread from one person to another through a variety of ways that include: contact with blood and bodily fluids; breathing in an airborne virus; or by being […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: COVID-19 is spreading fast across urban Kerala which results in multiple clusters and super spreader events. It had begun to show signs of disease transmission going out of control in the next few days. Concept: Super-spreaders are the infectious disease carriers who could transmit the pathogen to a large number of […]
Table Of Contents Anti-body test private labs Rising Forex Reserves Agriculture Infrastructure fund Anti-Defection Bharat Stage Emission norms State Development Loans and Ways & Means Advance Quorum 1. Anti-body test private labs Subject: Science and tech Context: Some private labs in Delhi have started antibody testing for Covid-19, used to assess if a […]
Subject: Polity Context: Rajya Sabha secretariat has clarified that quorum was essential only when the committees are taking decisions or adopting reports and not during routine deliberations. Concept: Quorum is the minimum number of member required to be present in the House before it can transact any business. It is One tenth of total members […]
Subject: Economy Context: According to data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Tamil Nadu government has so far raised ₹30,500 crore in fiscal 2020-21 and has topped market borrowings among all the States. Tamil Nadu accounted for 17% of the borrowings done through state development loans Concept: The State has issued more long-tenure bonds […]
Subject: Environment Context: The Supreme Court recalled its March 27 order which allowed automobile dealers 10 days time, immediately after lockdown is lifted, to sell 10 per cent of their stock of BS-IV emission norm-compliant vehicles. Concept: The Bharat Stage emission standards are standards instituted by the government to regulate the output of air pollutants […]
Subject: Polity Context: Supreme Court has issued notice to Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker on a plea against him for allegedly delaying a decision on the anti-defection proceedings against 11 AIADMK MLAs who voted against the government’s confidence motion in 2017. Concept: The Tenth Schedule was inserted in the Constitution in 1985 by 52nd amendment. It […]
Subject: Economy Context: Cabinet has approved for setting up an agri-infra fund with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore Concept: The scheme shall provide a medium – long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and financial support. This new agri-infra […]
Subject: Economy Context: India’s forex reserve has crossed $500-billion mark recently Concept: RBI was able to increase its reserves by $79 billion over the past year and by $29 billion since the beginning of this fiscal year. While the dollar-rupee swap auctions conducted in March and April this year have helped increase reserves to some […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Some private labs in Delhi have started antibody testing for Covid-19, used to assess if a person has contracted the infection or not. The blood test is available in most top private labs and hospitals, and does not require a medical prescription. Concept: Antibody test is to determine sero-prevalence in a […]