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Nipah Virus Infection (NiV)

In Context Scientists at Pune’s Indian Council of Medical Research – National Institute of Virology were able to detect the presence of IgG antibodies against Nipah virus infection (NiV) in 51 bats that were captured from Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. What are Antibodies? Antibodies are specialized Y-shaped proteins made by the immune system. […]

Draft Guidelines by National Medical Commission (NMC)

In News Recently, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has released draft guidelines for the national register of doctors after the licentiate exam. About The draft guidelines are on how the doctors will be registered in order to practice medicine. At present, Indian students do not have to sit for a licentiate exam after MBBS to […]

Monetary Policy Review: RBI

In News Unveiling the first bi-monthly monetary policy review of the fiscal 2022-23 the Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI decided unanimously to leave the key policy rate unchanged and to remain accommodative.  Key takeaways from MPC meeting Repo rate remains unchanged: The RBI decision to keep Repo rates unchanged at 4 percent will help […]

Fortified Rice through Welfare Schemes

In News Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs accorded its approval for supply of fortified rice across  government schemes . About  The following three phases are envisaged for full implementation of the initiative: Phase-I: Covering ICDS and PM POSHAN in India all over by March, 2022 which is under implementation. Phase-II: Phase I above […]

SC Uphelds FCRA Amendments

In News The Supreme Court upheld amendments introducing restrictions in the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) while holding that no one has a fundamental or absolute right to receive foreign contributions. What is the FCRA? Regulate foreign donations: It is a slew of new measures to regulate foreign donations. The Act, first enacted in 1976 […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 India abstains in UNGA vote that sacks Russia from right council  Despite Russia’s red flag, why India put a foot down in its tightrope walk (International Relations ) Why did the UN General Assembly adopt a resolution calling for Russia to […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   Russia suspended from the rights council   (International Relations ) Why was Russia’s membership in the Human Rights Council (HRC)suspended? Response of India, Know about  Human Rights Council (HRC), its members, objectives, India and Human Rights Council. GS 2 2 […]

Ganoderma Lucidum

In Context  Attempts are being made to popularise Ganoderma lucidum mushroom for business and livelihood, by cultivating it on wood logs and sawdust. Earlier it was only collected from the wild but its increasing demand pushed the attempts to artificially cultivate it. Ganoderma Lucidum Image Courtesy: DTE About: The mushroom is shiny red-brown and naturally […]

World Health Day

In Context  World Health Day was observed on 7 April. About World Health Day It is celebrated annually and each year draws attention to a specific health topic of concern to people all over the world. It marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1948.  The first World Health […]

Indian Tent Turtle

In News Recently, the Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change provided information regarding the Indian Tent Turtle. Indian Tent Turtle Scientific Name:Pangshura tentoria It is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae. The species is native to India, Nepal and Bangladesh, with three subspecies recorded from the region viz. P. t. […]

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