• The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched “CSIR Ushered Repurposed Drugs” portal called CuRED. Portal will provide the details about drugs repurposed by CSIR. Background: • The CSIR has been exploring multiple combination clinical trials of antivirals with…
• The Anemia Mukt Bharat, an initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and UNICEF, has been launched to reduce the prevalence of Anemia all over India. • Haryana State has the best Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Index…
• The scientists in Netherlands have discovered a new organ in human throat during a research on prostate cancer. • Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have identified a set of salivary glands deep in the upper part of the…
• US, Brazil and Colombia at World Trade Organisation (WTO) suggested binding commitments on members for early implementation of provisions under TFA. • India opposed this binding commitment at the time of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. However, India has already…
• The Union Cabinet approved adoption of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Raj Act and said the process for local body polls in the union territory will start soon. • Earlier, Ministry of Home Affairs amended Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati…
• UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed concern over the restrictions on foreign funding for the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in India and the arrest of activists in the country. Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act (FCRA), 2020 allows:…
• India recorded the highest annual average PM 2.5 concentration exposure in the world last year, according to the State of Global Air 2020 (SOGA 2020) report. • It was released by US-based Health Effects Institute and Institute for Health…
Mains Paper 2: Social Justice Prelims level: Not much Mains level: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context: • Even in 2020, the Indian government and our civil society continue to grapple with the inhuman nature of manual scavenging.…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: Abraham Accords Mains level: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora Context: • When the UAE and Bahrain signed normalisation agreements with Israel in September,…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Delhi Disaster Management Authority Mains level: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context: • Faced with a potential reversal of gains that India has made in slowing the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Bindas Bol programme Mains level: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context: • The Sudarshan TV courtroom drama continues, with the Supreme Court seeking the Centre’s views on regulating media. Regulation: • In…
• Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas inaugurated Indian Oil’s compact reformer plant and launched the trial run of Delhi’s buses on Hydrogen-blended CNG (HCNG). HCNG is a hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (CNG). In Delhi, instead of physically blending…
