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Lecanemab

In News   The drug, lecanemab, jointly developed by pharma companies Biogen and Eisai, was tested on patients with early Alzheimer’s.  About Lecanemab  Lecanemab belongs to a class of drugs called monoclonal antibodies.  These antibody-mediated drugs target beta-amyloid, the protein deposition that is seen in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, and disrupts cell function. Lecanemab appears to […]

Prevalence of Anaemia in Men

In News Recently, critics have said that anaemia among adolescent girls and boys and women has been studied extensively but anaemia in men has been largely ignored. What is Anaemia?   Meaning Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or the haemoglobin concentration within them is lower than normal.  Haemoglobin […]

New Syria Escalation

In News After weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria, Kurdish forces and international players are trying to gauge whether Turkey’s threats of a ground invasion are serious. Key Points Present Scenario:  Turkish President has repeatedly warned of a new land incursion to drive Kurdish groups away from the Turkish-Syrian border, following a deadly […]

Groundwater Protection

In News The United Nations-Water Summit on Groundwater 2022 underlined that groundwater must be protected at all costs since it is key to global food production and food security. Major Highlights About the Conference: The conference was organised by UN-Water, UNESCO and the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre.  The summit was organised to raise awareness […]

Document on terror acts at the UN Security Council.

In News Recently India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations circulated a document on terror acts at the UN Security Council.  More about the document highlights Categorising terrorism: The document stated that the era of classifying terrorists as “bad” or “good” on the basis of “political convenience” must end immediately. It also stated that categorising […]

Distorted use of fertilisers

In News Recent data from the Department of Fertilisers shows a 3.7 per cent increase in the sale of urea during April-October 2022 over the corresponding seven months of the previous year.  More about the news Issue: Two ambitious schemes of the incumbent government — Soil Health Card and mandatory neem-coating of urea — were […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Congress turns the page in Himachal: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is CM   (Polity and Governance) Know about the Office of Chief Minister, its Appointment, Power and Functions. GS 2 1 Lawmakers must address POCSO cases of consenting under-18s: CJI   (Govt. […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1 Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is Himachal Pradesh CM   (Polity and Governance) Know about the Office of Chief Minister, its Appointment, Power and Functions. GS 2 3 CMs must be consulted for appointing, removing Governors, says DMK MP   (Polity and […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 4 One-year wait for seeking divorce by mutual consent is unconstitutional: HC   Corruption is a serious threat to national security: P K Mishra   (Polity and Governance) Know about Section 10 A of the Divorce Act, 1869  and recent developments linked […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1   1 Rain lashes T.N. coast as Mandous makes landfall (Geography) Know about Cyclone Mandous  and what is  Cyclone ?Types of Cyclones and Formation of Cyclones   GS 3 5 Three Himalayan medicinal plants enter IUCN Red List   (Species In News) […]

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