In News Recently, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released its annual report. About the Report The report is known as the International Religious Freedom Report and describes the status of religious freedom, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations and individuals, and U.S. policies promoting religious freedom. […]
In News The Kerala government launched preventive measures after a few cases of brucellosis, a zoonotic infection, was detected in animals. Brucellosis Disease It is a bacterial disease caused by various Brucella species, which mainly infect cattle, swine, goats, sheep and dogs. It is also called Malta fever or Mediterranean fever. Human transmission Last […]
In News Prime Minister of India and US President launched the India-US Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership at the Leaders Summit on Climate. India-US Clean Energy Initiative It will help in mobilising investments, demonstrate clean technologies, and enable green collaborations. It will proceed along two main tracks i.e. the Strategic Clean Energy Partnership and the […]
In News NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully created oxygen from the thin atmospheric carbon dioxide present on Mars for the first time. Perseverance landed on the Red Planet on February 18, 2021 on a mission to search for signs of microbial life. About In its first run, Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment — or […]
In News The Indian Navy dispatched its Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) to support the Indonesian Navy in search and rescue efforts for its submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing with 53 personnel on board. The submarine was reportedly exercising in a location 25 miles north of Bali. About Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) Indian […]
Indian Express Subject Page No. Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 3 Serum lists one price for Centre, one for state govt; unprecedented and unfair, say states (Health) Relevance of Covishield vaccine in COVID 19 treatment GS 3 9 Save Environment, Save Earth (EBD ) About Earth […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 6 7 Very few post-vaccine infections: ICMR Open and safe A recipe for vaccine inequity (Health) Covid-19 vaccine and its efficacy. Impact of the second wave on vaccination drive and the newly announced vaccination policy. Provisions, concerns […]
Facts in News Article 224A of the Constitution It allows the Chief Justice of a High Court to appoint a person who has been a judge earlier to sit as a judge of the court with the prior consent of the President. The provision has been invoked very rarely in the judicial history of […]
In News Recently, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) released a report titled ‘Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Adaptation Planning in India Using a Common Framework’. About The report identifies the most vulnerable states and districts in India with respect to current climate risk and key drivers of vulnerability. It uses a common framework across […]
In News Every year, 22nd April is observed as Earth Day to pledge support for environmental protection. About the Day History The idea of commemorating such a day was propounded by Gaylord Nelson, an American environmentalist and politician. Earth Day was first observed in 1970 against environmental degradation. It was triggered by the 1969 Santa […]