In Context Recently, the Global Pension Index ranked India’s pension system at 41 out of the 44 countries. More about the Index About: There is an index for ranking the pension systems across the world. It is called the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index. What does this index track? The index report admits that […]
In News Recently, the Rajya Sabha passed the Bill to extend ST status to Gond community in four districts of UP. It aims to move the Gond community from the Scheduled Castes list to Scheduled Tribes list. It was already passed by the Lok Sabha in April 2022. About Background: The demand for inclusion of […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 3 Cervical cancer vaccine to be rolled out next year for girls aged 9-14 yrs (Health) Know about Cervical cancer and recent developments linked to it. GS 2 10& 15 Connect the dots The new LAC crisis :where ,why and what now […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 SC judge recuses herself from hearing Bilkis Bano’s petition (Polity and Governance) What is recusal of Judges? And What is the process for recusal? GS 2 1 Chinese tried to change LAC status quo: Rajnath (International Relations) Know […]
In News Rajya Sabha passed the Wildlife (Protection), Amendment Bill, 2022 Major Highlights of the bill The Bill seeks to conserve and protect wildlife through better management of protected areas and rationalise schedules which list out species under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. It seeks to implement India’s obligations under the Convention on International Trade […]
In News Recently, the experimental treatment called base editing gave ground-breaking results in clearing a T-ALL cancer. About T-ALL Recently, a teenager was diagnosed with a particular type of blood cancer. She was diagnosed with a kind of blood cancer known as T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL). T-ALL affects the stem cells in the bone […]
In News India will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication (SatCom) About Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had received a reference from the Department of Telecommunication for the spectrum required to be put to auction and associated aspects of satellite-based communication. TRAI will soon make recommendations to make permissions required […]
In News India will launch HPV vaccine CERVAVAC for preventing cervical cancer in 2023, About Cervical cancer: It is cancer that starts in the cells of the cervix. The cervix is the lower, narrow end of the uterus (womb). The cervix connects the uterus to the vagina (birth canal). Cervical cancer usually develops slowly […]
In News French-Canadian singer Celine Dion has opened up about being diagnosed with Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS), About Stiff person syndrome It is a rare autoimmune neurological condition that affects the central nervous system and can cause rigidity throughout the body and painful muscle spasms. It was first coined in the 1920s (as “stiff man syndrome”) […]
In News The Union government has so far sanctioned the development of solar projects with a capacity of nearly 39,000 MW but only a fourth have been commissioned so far. About Solar Energy Solar energy is any type of energy generated by the sun. Solar energy is created by nuclear fusion that takes place in […]
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