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Include automobile firms in the Right to Repair Portal Sub: Schemes Initiative Overview Purpose: The Right to Repair Portal India aims to empower consumers by providing easier access to repair information for products, particularly focusing on automobiles. Meeting Focus: Participants: Automobile associations and firms were invited to discuss participation in the […]
Daily Prelims Notes 7 July 2024 Table Of Contents Include automobile firms in the Right to Repair Portal Proposal forward by French economist Gabriel Zucman of Minimum Annual Tax A cavernous palimpsest Sri Lanka to lift the ban on foreign research vessels next year Hepatitis A vaccination will be cost-effective in Kerala: study […]
President confers Gallantry awards to armed forces, police personnel Sub: Polity Sec: Msc President Draupadi Murmu conferred gallantry awards, including the Kirti Chakras and Shaurya Chakras to the personnel of the armed forces, the Central Armed Police Forces (CRPF), and state/Union Territory police during a Defence Investiture Ceremony (Phase-I) held at the Rashtrapati […]
Central Travancore a sitting duck for avian flu Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: Kerala’s Kuttanad region is battling another devastating outbreak of bird flu (H5N1), but this time the disease has spread beyond the region and infected crows, kites, pigeons and herons, unlike previous times when it was restricted mostly to […]
75th anniversary of NATO on April 4 2024 Sub: IR Sec : Int org Context: 75th anniversary of NATO. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared, “NATO is bigger, stronger, and more united than ever” with its 32 member-states. Challenges: Despite the expansion, NATO faces challenges such as contributing to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. […]
Migrants face ‘unimaginable horrors’ crossing Africa says U.N. Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: Refugees and migrants face extreme violence, abuse and exploitation on land routes crossing Africa to get to the Mediterranean, with far more believed to be dying there than at sea, a U.N.-backed report said. Details: Causes of migration: […]
Radiation Biodosimetry: the ABCs of responding to a mass radiological event. Sub: IR Sec: Health Context: Radiation biodosimetry is extremely important in responding to a large-scale radiological event, such as an Improvised Nuclear Device or reactor accident. It helps in the assessment of the level of radiation and the administration of drugs in […]
Trinamool MLAs sworn in by Speaker; Governor cries foul Sub: Polity Sec: Parliament and Legislature Context: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on 5th July cried foul as the Speaker administered the oath to two newly elected Trinamool Congress legislators, instead of the Deputy Speaker who had been authorized by the governor for […]
After 2019 ban on colistin, Centre recommends prohibiting use of 2 more antibiotics in food-producing animals Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: Apex advisory body Drugs Consultative Committee (DCC) has recommended a complete ban on the import, production, distribution and sale of two antibiotics i.e. chloramphenicol and nitrofurans for use in food […]
What is Aphelion? Sub: Science and tech Sec: Space sector Context: Earth had reached aphelion on 5th July which is the farthest distance from the Sun. About Aphelion: Aphelion, in astronomy, the point in the orbit of a planet, comet, or other body most distant from the Sun. When Earth is at its […]