In News Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine published an article `Evidence of Artemisinin-Resistant Malaria in Africa’. It confirmed the increasing evidence for the failure of artemisinin-based combination therapy for falciparum malaria either alone or with partner drugs. Malaria Malaria is mosquito borne blood disease caused by plasmodium protozoa. The parasites spread through the […]
Context India and the UK are likely to announce a joint declaration on “One Sun, One World, One grid” (OSOWOG) at the upcoming COP26. The UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, is scheduled to be held between October 31 and November 12 in Scotland. About Both countries have been working towards achieving this concept and […]
In News Recently, the Indian and the Australian Navy signed the ‘Terms of Reference’ (ToR) for the conduct of the navy to navy talks under the framework of the ‘Joint Guidance for the India – Australia Navy to Navy Relationship’ document. This is the first such document signed by the Indian Navy with any country. […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 3 Andhra Pradesh cites quality, starts taking over aided schools and colleges (Education) How will the government takeover help the aided schools and colleges in maintaining quality? What are the options given to aided institutions? What could be the pros and cons […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Bypolls to three Lok Sabha, 30 Assembly seats on Oct. 30 (Polity and Governance) What is a by-poll election and Why are by-elections held in India?Election Commission’s role in ensuring Free and Fair polls GS 2 1 Rocky […]
In News Recently, an MoU was signed on the White Shipping Information Exchange between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman. Definition of White Shipping Agreement The white shipping information refers to the exchange of prior information on the movement and identity of commercial non-military merchant vessels. Ships would be classified into white […]
In News Astrosat, India’s maiden space-based observatory, has completed six years of successful operations. About AstroSat It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 2015 It is the first dedicated Indian astronomy mission aimed at studying celestial sources in X-ray, optical and UV spectral bands simultaneously. The payloads cover the energy bands […]
In News The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners launched the first-ever global strategy to defeat meningitis. About The strategy, the Global Roadmap to Defeat Meningitis by 2030, aims to prevent infections and improve care and diagnosis for those affected. It also aims to eliminate epidemics of bacterial meningitis — the deadliest form of […]
In Context The government is pushing to complete the massive Zojila tunnel before Republic Day, 2024. About The Zojila tunnel will be India’s longest road tunnel and Asia’s longest bi-directional tunnel. The first part involves the development and expansion of the 18.475-km highway between Z-Morh to Zojila. A 3-km stretch will be expanded; the rest […]
In News Recently, as many as 157 artefacts and antiquities were handed over including a bronze Nataraj figure by the United States during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. Mostly belonged to the period between the 11th and 14th centuries. About Nataraja Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), the Hindu God Shiva in his form as the […]
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