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Table Of Contents Postal ballot Covaxin What is India Patent Act? Where is Nagarahole Park situated and why its important? What are Seismic Zones of India Mars Orbiter Mission 1. Postal ballot Subject: Polity Context: Union government has introduced a new category of ‘absentee voters’, who can now also opt for postal voting. […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The Mars Colour Camera (MCC) onboard ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission has captured the image of Phobos, the closest and biggest moon of Mars. Concept: Mars Orbiter Mission is India’s first interplanetary mission to planet Mars with an orbiter craft designed to orbit Mars in an elliptical orbit. It has been […]
Subject: Geography Context: Since April, 20 earthquakes have been recorded in and around Delhi. Of the 20, two were above magnitude 4. Concept: Earthquake – prone areas of the country have been identified on the basis of scientific inputs relating to seismicity, earthquakes occurred in the past and tectonic setup of the region. Based on […]
Subject: Environment Context: The Forest Department is going to have traffic monitoring mechanism along the roads adjacent to Nagarahole National Park to ensure better compliance of forest laws by motorists and to minimise road kills. Concept: Nagarahole is named after Nagarahole (Cobra river in the local language, Kannada), a winding river which runs eastwards through […]
Subject: Polity Context: There is a growing clamour in India for boycotting trade with China amidst recent political tensions between the two countries. It became major cause of concern for India’s pharmaceutical industry as it depends on china for APIs. Concept: India is the third largest producer of finished drugs in the world, it relies significantly on […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has envisaged launch of a Covid vaccine “Covaxin” for public health use latest by August 15. It sparked debate that whether it is possible to check efficacy and safety of vaccine in short time. Concept: Covaxin has been developed by the company Bharat Biotech […]
Subject: Polity Context: Union government has introduced a new category of ‘absentee voters’, who can now also opt for postal voting. Concept: In October last year, Law Ministry amended the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, to extend the facility of postal ballots to people who are unable to cast their vote because of service conditions. […]
Table Of Contents Nationality and Immigration Act of 1965 in USA Soyabean ITER National statistics Commission Torture Defence acquisition council UNCLOS and PCA 1. Nationality and Immigration Act of 1965 in USA Subject: IR Context: Last month US government decided to temporarily stop issuing H-1B and H-4 visas along with a slew of […]
Subject: IR Context: Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled that India is entitled to get compensation in the Italian marines case but can’t prosecute them. Concept: The two Italian marines are accused of shooting down two Indian fishermen in Kerala in 2012. The tribunal ruled that the Italian marines enjoyed diplomatic immunity as Italian state officials […]
Subject: Government bodies Context: Deals worth ₹38,900 crore for 3 new fighter jets has been approved. Concept: It was formed, after the Group of Ministers recommendations on ‘Reforming the National Security System’, in 2001, post Kargil War (1999). The Defence Acquisition Council is the highest decision-making body in the Defence Ministry for deciding on new policies and capital […]