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Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   6& 13 Single use plastic alternatives few ,costly :traders  Why single use plastic ban  (Environmental Pollution) What are the items being banned ?Major reasons to ban them,What are the implications of the ban on single-use plastics ?issues  in enforcement and suggest […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 1   Govt. keeps small savings interest rates unchanged (Economy) Why did the government  keep interest rates unchanged on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, for the second quarter of 2022-23 ?and repercussions of the move . GS 3 3 Alternatives […]

Abortion Law in India

In Context The 2021 amendment to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act fails to address some issues . Origin of abortion law in India In the 1960s, in the wake of a high number of induced abortions taking place, the Union government ordered the constitution of the Shantilal Shah Committee to deliberate on the legalisation […]

PSLV-C53 Mission

In News  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched three satellites for Singapore from its Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.  The PSLV-C53 mission lifted off at 06:02 pm to deploy the three satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). It  carries three satellites to deploy them in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Satellites DS-EO, a 365 kg […]

CAPSTONE Satellite

In  News  Recently, NASA launched Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment(CAPSTONE Satellite). About  It is a microwave oven-sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds (25 kg). It  is designed to test a unique, elliptical lunar orbit. It aims to help reduce risk for future spacecraft by validating innovative navigation technologies, and by verifying […]

‘POEM’ Platform

In Context ISRO successfully launched the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module or ‘POEM’. What is POEM? The PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) activity performs in-orbit scientific experiments using the spent PS4 stage as an orbital platform.  It is the first time that the PS4 stage would orbit the earth as a stabilised platform.   POEM derives the […]

Financial Stability Report (FSR)

In News Recently, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) released the Financial Stability Report (FSR) which said that the Bank NPA ratios are at 6-year low. What is Non Performing Asset (NPA)? NPAs are loans or advances made by a financial institution, on which both principal or interest is unpaid for a specified period of […]

Ease of Doing Business Ranking

In News Recently, the Finance Minister released the assessment report of the States and Union Territories under Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP), 2020. About BRAP 2020    Host: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is the institutional anchor for the Ease of Doing Business program. History: The DPIIT since 2014 has been […]

Concern of Shortage of Clofazimine Key Leprosy Drug

In News  Clofazimine, a key drug for the treatment of leprosy, which had been in short supply in the Indian market for several months, is now “not available. Clofazimine  It is a fat soluble, brick red dye that is used in combination with other agents in the therapy of leprosy.  Clofazimine is one of the […]

World Drug Report 2022

In News UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s released World Drug Report 2022. Highlights of the report Continued growth in drug production and trafficking: Cocaine manufacture was at a record high in 2020, growing 11 per cent from 2019 to 1,982 tons.  Cocaine seizures also increased, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, to a record 1,424 […]

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