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How the Widal test clouds India’s sense of its typhoid problem Subject: Science and tech Sec: Health Tag: Widal Test, Typhoid Typhoid Fever: Typhoid fever is an infectious disease caused by Salmonella typhi bacteria, transmitted through contaminated food and water. It manifests symptoms like high fever, stomach pain, weakness, nausea, and potentially severe […]
Daily Prelims Notes 9 May 2024 1. How the Widal test clouds India’s sense of its typhoid problem Subject: Science and tech Sec: Health Tag: Widal Test, Typhoid Typhoid Fever: Typhoid fever is an infectious disease caused by Salmonella typhi bacteria, transmitted through contaminated food and water. It manifests symptoms like high fever, stomach […]
MDH-Everest row: FSSAI raises default limit for pesticides in spices but will that impact your health? Subject: Science and tech Sec: Health Context: The country’s apex food safety regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has increased the default limit for pesticide residues in spices to 0.1 mg/kg last month, […]
What was the three-phase ceasefire deal that Hamas backed, Israel rejected as ‘soft’? Subject: IR Sec: Places in news Tags: Gaza strip , Israel -Palestine, three-phase ceasefire deal Context: Israeli forces seized the control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing — the sole crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza — on Tuesday. More […]
Why electric vehicles are at the heart of trade frictions between China and Europe Subject: Economy Sec: External sector Context: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday arrived in France on a state visit hosted by Emmanuel Macron where the French leader will seek to push his counterpart on issues ranging from Ukraine to […]
Combating forest fires in focus on Day 1 of UN forum; India Shares Revised National Forest Policy Subject: Environment Sec: Int convention Tag: UN Forum on forest Context: 19th United Nations Forum on Forests held in New York, United States. Details Theme of discussion: Combating forest fires and developing a Model Forest Act. […]
RBI’s Provisioning Norms Affect PSU Banks and Infrastructure Financers Subject: Economy Sec: Monetary Policy Tag: RBI’s Provisioning Norms What Happened: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed tighter norms for project financing, recommending increased standard asset provisioning of up to 5% on loans. This move is anticipated to result in additional provisioning of […]
Inheritance Tax: A Tool for Reducing Inequality Subject: Economy Sec: Fiscal Policy Tag: Inheritance Tax, Inequality Introduction: Sam Pitroda’s suggestion of implementing an inheritance tax for wealth redistribution has sparked debates. This article advocates for progressive taxes to address high inequality. Impact of Inequality: Inequality undermines democratic decision-making by concentrating power in the […]
Daily Prelims Notes 8 May 2024 1. Inheritance Tax: A Tool for Reducing Inequality Subject: Economy Sec: Fiscal Policy Tag: Inheritance Tax, Inequality Introduction: Sam Pitroda’s suggestion of implementing an inheritance tax for wealth redistribution has sparked debates. This article advocates for progressive taxes to address high inequality. Impact of Inequality: Inequality undermines […]
A brief history of religion-based reservations in India; the question of Muslims’ inclusion Subject: Polity Sec: Constitution Context: In this election season, India is debating fundamental constitutional questions around reservation. Various debates regarding reservation: Can a secular country like India have religion-based reservation? Have Muslims ever been given reservation by reducing the quota […]