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Subject: Economy Context: World milk day celebrated on June 1 since 2001 Concept: FAO (the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) was asked to propose a specific day on which all aspects of milk could be celebrated. The Day provides an opportunity to focus attention on milk and to publicise activities connected with […]

Subject: Environment Context: Researchers at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) have found a rare fish in the Gulf of Manner. Concept: During finding, it is camouflaged within the seagrass meadows This bandtail Scorpion fish (Scorpaenospsisneglecta) is well known for its stinging venomous spines and ability to change colour The fish is called ‘scorpionfish’ […]

Subject: Polity Context: Appearing on behalf of the central government, the Solicitor General claimed that the government had shifted 10 million migrant workers to their home states and that some migrants were still walking “because of anxiety or local level instigation Concept: Solicitor General is the second highest law officer in the country. He is […]

Subject: Science and tech Concept: Herd immunity Herd immunity happens when so many people in a community become immune to an infectious disease that it stops the disease from spreading. This can happen in two ways: Many people contract the disease and in time build up an immune response to it (natural immunity). Many people are vaccinated against […]

Subject: Science and tech Context: Mapping genomic variants of SARS CoV-2 could help control second wave. Tackling a second wave will rely on all the information countries have gotten from the first round of the outbreak. To that end, researchers will be using genome sequencing to prevent, or curb a second wave. Concept: Scientists have so […]

Subject: Economy Context: RBI permitted banks and NBFCs to allow a further 3-month moratorium, i.e from June 1 to August 31, 2020, on the payment of installments in respect of term loans outstanding as on March 31, 2020. Concept: According to data provided by different banks, nearly 30 per cent of their outstanding loans have […]

Subject: IR Context: Tensions continue to prevail between India and China along the Line of Actual Control Concept: The LAC is the demarcation that separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory. It is divided into three sectors: the eastern sector which spans Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim, the middle sector in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, and the western […]

Subject: Science and tech Context: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon has landed two NASA astronauts at the International Space Station Concept: It was the first time that astronauts used a spaceship built and launched by a private company, and the event is being widely seen as the beginning of a new era in space exploration. For NASA, […]

Subject: Economy Context: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has wanted to arrive at a ‘standardized cost structure’ for treatment of the pandemic with COVID-19 patients running up high bills in private hospitals. Concept: Currently standard Covid-19 insurance product which includes PPE kits and other consumables are not part of normal health insurance policy. As […]

Subject: IR Context: US President wanted to expand G7 group by including India, Russia, South Korea, and Australia and said present form of is outdated Concept: Countries: The G-7 or ‘Group of Seven’ is Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Origin It is an intergovernmental organization that was formed in 1975 […]