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    ASCI proposes guidelines to check greenwashing in ads Subject :Polity Section: National body Context: To ensure that advertisers’ green claims are true and evidence-based, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has proposed guidelines that aim to bring transparency and accountability in environmental claims-based advertising. About the draft guidelines by ASCI: These guidelines […]

    Gene therapy for sickle cell disease Subject :Science and Tech Section: Health Context: Britain’s medicines regulator has authorized the world’s first gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease. About the new therapy: Name of the therapy: Casgevy Developed by: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd. and CRISPR Therapeutics. Developed using: Gene editing tool CRISPR, which […]

    Rich countries may have met $100 bln climate goal last year -OECD Subject :Environment Section: Climate change Context: Developed nations may have achieved their overdue promise of $100 billion to help poorer countries cope with climate change in 2022, the OECD said. Details: In 2009 at the Copenhagen conference of UNFCCC, developed countries […]

    Tamil Nadu Governor return 10 bill, state call for special session Subject :Polity Section: Federalism Context: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi returned 10 pending Bills to the state government More about the news: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has returned 10 pending Bills to the state government, including one concerning the […]

    Press Council of India Subject : Polity Section: National body Context: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said that now time for Press Council of India to not show teeth, but to bite. What is Press Council of India(PCI): The Press Council of India (PCI) was initially established in 1966 on the recommendations of the […]

    UNSC adopted resolution to call for pause in Gaza Subject :IR Section: International organisation Context: UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses More about the news: The UN Security Council has adopted its first resolution since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, calling for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses” in […]

    Cryogenic upper stage of LVM3 makes a re­entry Subject :Science and Tech Section: SPACE TECHNOLOGY Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said that the  cryogenic upper stage of the LVM3 M4 launch vehicle which launched India’s Chandrayaan 3 moon mission has made an uncontrolled re­entry into the earth’s atmosphere on November 15. More About News This rocket body (NORAD id 57321) was part of the vehicle […]

    Is it better to eat plant­-based foods than rely on meat? Subject : Science and Tech Section: BIOTECHNOLOGY Context: A recent article turned the spotlight on dietary habits – is it better to turn to fully plant based foods and avoid meat? The article relied on several existing studies but stopped short of recommending either way. A Comparative […]

    How was the first vaccine for chikungunya approved? Subject: Science and Tech Section: Health Context: The world’s first vaccine for chikungunya was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. The vaccine has been manufactured by Valneva under the brand name Ixchiq. It has been approved for administration in people […]

    Birsa Munda and Munda rebellion Subject: History Section: Modern India Birsa Munda lived a short — just 25 years — but valiant life. Born on November 15, 1875, in Ulihatu village in present-day Jharkhand, Birsa spent his childhood in abject poverty in a tribal Munda family. The Britishers introduced a feudal zamindari system […]