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Southern States should benchmark themselves against the world: CEA V. Anantha Nageswaran Sub : Eco Sec: National economy Context: Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran emphasized that Southern States should benchmark themselves against global standards rather than just India. The region leads in several economic parameters when compared to the rest of […]
How can convicted persons return to make laws, asks SC Sub: Polity Sec: Elections Context: The Supreme Court on Monday (February 10, 2025) asked how convicted persons could return to the Parliament and State Legislatures, saying there was an apparent conflict of interest if people found guilty of breaking the law returned as […]
Biovet’s Lumpy Skin Disease Vaccine Gets Regulatory Approval Sub: Sci Sec: Health Why in News Biovet, a Bharat Biotech group company, has received a licence from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) for its lumpy skin disease (LSD) vaccine for dairy cattle. This development marks a significant step in India’s efforts to […]
Is Global Warming Accelerating? Sub: Geo Sec: Climatology Why in News The European climate service Copernicus has reported that January 2025 was the hottest January on record, surpassing the previous record set in January 2024. Despite factors such as a cooling La Niña and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, global temperatures […]
Cross-Blood Kidney Transplant Performed on Bombay Blood Group Patient Sub : Sci Sec: Health Why in News A groundbreaking medical procedure was performed at MIOT International in Chennai, where doctors successfully conducted a kidney transplant for a patient with the rare Bombay blood group. This marks the first known instance of a cross-blood […]
Daily Prelims Notes 11 February 2025 Table Of Contents Cross-Blood Kidney Transplant Performed on Bombay Blood Group Patient Is Global Warming Accelerating? Biovet’s Lumpy Skin Disease Vaccine Gets Regulatory Approval How can convicted persons return to make laws, asks SC Southern States should benchmark themselves against the world: CEA V. Anantha Nageswaran Niti […]
New Zealand voices ‘concern’ as Cook Islands seeks partnership with China Sub: IR Sec: Places in news Context: New Zealand’s Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, expressed significant concern over the Cook Islands’ upcoming state visit to Beijing and the signing of a “joint action plan” for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” with China. The Cook […]
Why Union Cabinet approved bifurcating one of the railways’ biggest revenue-generating zones Sub: Eco Sec: Infra Context: Recently, the Union Cabinet approved the creation of the South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the South Coast Railway headquarters in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, in early January. South […]
In poll-bound Meghalaya, rat-hole coal mining hopes ride on Article 371 Sub: Polity Sec: Constitution Context:- A regional party, the Voice of the People Party (VPP), has suggested that bringing Meghalaya under Article 371 could help resume rat-hole coal mining, which has been banned since April 2014. They cited Nagaland’s Article 371A, which […]
The Role of the SRY Gene in Determining Sex Sub: Sci Sec: Health Why in News Recent studies from the Renato Dulbecco University Hospital in Italy and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, USA, have reported exceptional cases of females possessing the SRY gene. These findings, published in Genes and Molecular Genetics and […]