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Vaccine Equity

In News Recently, the Indian Foreign Minister flagged ‘vaccine equity’ Calls for global cooperation to combat pandemics at the G-20 ministerial meetings.  About These remarks came in the wake of the European Union’s (EU) opposition to India’s and South Africa’s proposal to increase large-scale manufacturing of vaccines by waiving some parts of the intellectual property […]

The Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   GS 2   1   1 &13   Small savings interest rates kept unchanged (Economy)   Days after PM meet, delimitation panel […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   GS 2 1   1 Drones, flying toys banned in J&K district after attacks   (Internal Security)   SC pulls up govt. on ex gratia   (Polity and Governance) Recent step taken by the government in context of improvised explosive devices […]

Facts in News

Facts in News World Asteroid Day The International Asteroid Day is observed every year on June 30 as per the United Nations resolution. About  The day marks the Tunguska impact when an asteroid struck over Siberia in 1908. The impact was the biggest in recorded history. It started in 2016 in order to make people […]

BharatNet through Public-Private Partnership

In News Cabinet approves revised implementation strategy of BharatNet through Public-Private Partnership Model in 16 States with optical fibre connectivity to all inhabited villages About BharatNet will now extend up to all inhabited villages beyond Gram Panchayats (GPs), in the said States.   The revised strategy also includes creation, upgradation, operation, maintenance and utilization of BharatNet […]

Glacial Lake Atlas of Ganga River Basin

In News Recently, Glacial Lake Atlas of Ganga Basin was released in a virtual event. About the Report The atlas is based on the inventoried glacial lakes in part of the Ganga River basin from its origin to the foothills of the Himalayas covering a catchment area of 2,47,109 sq. km. The study portion of […]

Global Cybersecurity Index 2020

In News Recently, Global Cybersecurity Index 2020 (GCI) was released by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). About GCI is a project of the ITU to rank the cybersecurity capabilities of nations across the globe. The ranking is based on four pillars: legal measures, technical measures, capacity building measures and organisational measures. ITU: Part of the […]

NITI Aayog’s Study on the ‘Not-for-Profit’ Hospital Model

In News The NITI Aayog released a comprehensive study on the not-for-profit hospital model in the country and called it a step towards closing the information gap on such institutions. Key Findings Meagre Presence: Not-for-profit hospitals account for only 1.1% of treated ailments as of June 2018. Lower Charge:  Most of the not-for-profit hospitals charge […]

The Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1& 15   SC sets July 31 date for one ration card, calls migrant portal delay unpardonable Ration card reform, so far […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Ensure that no migrant worker goes hungry, SC instructs govt.   Monsoon session likely from July 19 to August 13   Govt. gives nod for Cipla to import Moderna’s vaccine   (Polity and Governance) About One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC)?, […]

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