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Subject: Science and tech Concept: As part of the RECOVERY trial, a range of potential treatments is being tested in patients being admitted to the UK National Health Service (NHS) hospitals that are positive for COVID-19. Sponsored by Oxford University in England, the trial is assessing the effectiveness of different potential COVID-19 treatments on their ability to reduce […]
Subject: Economy Context: Nearly half of all low-income countries are living with high debt levels and have been since before the coronavirus crisis struck, according to estimates by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Concept: The health crisis, sharp downturn in activity, and turmoil in global financial markets caught emerging market and developing […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: PatanjaliAyurved claimed ‘Coronil’ and ‘Swasari’ would cure COVID-19 in only seven days and claimed that a randomised controlled trial (RCT) among COVID-19 positive patients had proved favourable results. Concept: A randomised controlled trial is an experiment that is designed to isolate the influence that a certain intervention or variable has on […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Though government is pushing to end TB by 2025, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a massive disruption in TB services Concept: Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that most often affect the lungs. Tuberculosis is curable and preventable. TB is spread from person to person through the When […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The LIGO Scientific and VIRGO Collaborations (LSC) have registered puzzling event where black hole merges with unusual compact object whose mass falls in between that of a typical black hole and a neutron star. Concept: LIGO The LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) is a group of scientists focused on the direct […]
Subject: Geography/Environment Context: By studying microscopic zooplankton called foraminifera, researches had published a paper which first found evidence from the past of an Indian Ocean El Nino Concept: Findings: The report speaks about Last Glacial Maximum which existed about 19,000-21,000 years ago, in which ice-sheets covered North America and Eurasia, and sea-levels were much lower, […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Diabetes remained one of the risk factors for developing severe COVID-19 and chances of COVID deaths are elevated in people with diabetes. But now there is growing evidence that novel coronavirus might actually be triggering diabetes in some people who have so far remained free of it. Concept: These patients […]
Subject: Economy Context: A study by International Labour Organization has warned that the COVID crisis has disproportionately affected young people, and could impact upon their work opportunities and career options for decades to come. Concept: ILO termed youths of present generation as ‘lockdown generation’ as they have been bearing social and economic impact of COVID […]
Table Of Contents Senkaku Island Coccolithophores Bhitarkanika fishing cats IRENA Raw material for rechargeable batteries Debt and fiscal consolidation Rate transmission and loan restructuring Nasha Mukt Bharat World Drug report 2020 1. Senkaku Island Subject: IR/Geography Context: Ishigaki city assembly, a local council in Japan has approved change of name of an area containing Senkaku Islands from […]
Subject: Report Context: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released World Drug Report 2020. Concept: Findings: The report has highlighted possible consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on illegal drug production, supply and consumption. The report expressed concern over the adverse impact of the economic hardship caused by the pandemic. This could […]