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Daily Prelims Notes 5 June 2024 1. Zambia’s Debt Restructuring: A Painful Test Case Sub: IR Sec: Int conventions Duration: Over three-and-a-half years, since Zambia declared bankruptcy. Restructuring Deal: $13.4 billion debt restructuring under the G20-led Common Framework. Background: Bankruptcy Declaration: Zambia’s formal bankruptcy declaration highlighted the challenges of the G20 Common Framework […]
No party wins majority: What does a coalition government mean for economic reforms in India? Sub: Polity Sec: Executive Context: The NDA has returned to power for a historic third straight term at the Centre, but the BJP itself has fallen short of the majority mark of 272. Key Highlights: Since 1991, when […]
World Health Assembly defines pandemic emergency, pledges improved access to medical products & financing Sub: IR Sec: Int org Context: Member countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) have adopted crucial amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) at the recently concluded 77th World Health Assembly. These alterations include defining a “pandemic emergency” […]
Zambia’s Debt Restructuring: A Painful Test Case Sub: IR Sec: Int conventions Duration: Over three-and-a-half years, since Zambia declared bankruptcy. Restructuring Deal: $13.4 billion debt restructuring under the G20-led Common Framework. Background: Bankruptcy Declaration: Zambia’s formal bankruptcy declaration highlighted the challenges of the G20 Common Framework for debt relief. Historic Achievement: Recognized by […]
ISRO develops new PraVaHa software for aerodynamic design Sub: Science and tech Sec: Space sector The Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software “Parallel RANS Solver for Aerospace Vehicle Aero-thermo-dynamic Analysis” (PraVaHa) is developed in VSSC to simulate external and internal flows on launch vehicles, winged & nonwinged re-entry vehicles. Initial aerodynamic design studies for […]
‘Green-beard’ genes could explain how altruism arose in nature Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: msp Scientists have gained valuable new insights into natural altruism by studying the amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. What is Altruism in animals? Altruism in animals describes a range of behaviors performed by animals that may be to their […]
Remove claim of ‘100% fruit juice’ from label and ads, FSSAI directs food businesses Sub: Polity Sec: National Body FSSAI’s directive to Food Business Operators (FBOs): The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a directive mandating all Food Business Operators (FBOs) to remove any claim of ‘100% fruit juice’ […]
ICMR seeks to provide oral formulation of hydroxyurea to treat sickle cell disease in children Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health ICMR’s Call for Expressions of Interest (EoI): Purpose: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is seeking Expressions of Interest (EoI) from eligible organisations for the joint development and commercialisation of low-dose […]
Daily Prelims Notes 4 June 2024 1. ICMR seeks to provide oral formulation of hydroxyurea to treat sickle cell disease in children Sub: Science and tech Sec: Health ICMR’s Call for Expressions of Interest (EoI): Purpose: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is seeking Expressions of Interest (EoI) from eligible organisations for […]
Daily Prelims Notes 3 June 2024 1. Tonga volcano could cause unusual weather for rest of decade: study Sub: Geography Sec: Geomorphology Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Eruption: Erupted on January 15, 2022, in Tonga. Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai is a submarine volcano in the South Pacific located about 30 km (19 mi) south of the […]