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Immune imprinting

In Context Recently, studies have found ‘immune imprinting’ might be making bivalent boosters less effective. More about the news About: Countries like the UK and the US have rolled out variant-specific or bivalent boosters, in the hope that they would provide better protection against the coronavirus infection in comparison to the original vaccine.  However, studies […]

National Voters Day

Context The 13th National Voters’ Day (NVD) was celebrated on 25th January 2023 by the Election Commission of India (ECI). About National Voters Day It has been celebrated on January 25 every year, since 2011 to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India i.e. 25th January 1950. The main purpose of the […]

Supporting MSMEs for a Resilient Global Supply Chain

In News Recently, the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles held the fourth Plenary Session of B20 India Inception Meeting on Building Resilient Global Value Chains in Gandhinagar. What are MSMEs? MSMEs or Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises are businesses that are defined by their investment and […]

Protection for disclosure of journalistic sources

In Context Recently, the Supreme Court quoted that journalists are not exempted from disclosing sources. About Issue: The CBI had sought to close its investigation on how certain news channels and a newspaper had aired and published reports on a particular incident. The CBI had argued that the “documents used by the news channel were […]

Prospective Renewable Power in India

In News The recent data by the Global Solar Power Tracker and the Global Wind Power Tracker rank India among the top seven countries in terms of prospective renewable power. Key Highlights of Report India plans to add 76 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar and wind power by 2025 which could save up to $19.5 […]

National Tourism Day

In Context National Tourism Day is celebrated across the country on January 25 every year. More about National Tourism Day The Indian government established January 25th as National Tourism Day to raise awareness about the importance of tourism for the country’s economy.  The day is observed to cultivate awareness among the global community on the […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1   1 21 Andaman islands named after Param Vir Chakra awardees (History) Know about  Parakram Divas and  Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Role in Freedom Struggle   GS 2 6   Democracy and its structural slippages  (Polity and Governance) What is democracy?The journey […]

Ken-Betwa River Link Project

In News Recently,  the Steering Committee of the Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) held its third meeting in New Delhi. River-linking in India  The idea of river-linking: In the 1970s, the idea of transferring surplus water from a river to a water-deficit area was proposed by the then Union Irrigation Minister (earlier the Jal Shakti Ministry […]

EradicatIng Measles and Rubella

In News India had set a target to eliminate measles and rubella (MR) by 2023. Background India had missed the earlier deadline of 2015 and 2020. In 2019, India adopted the goal of measles and rubella elimination by 2023. Measles and Rubella About: Measles virus is one of the world’s most contagious human viruses.  It […]

INS Vagir

In News Recently, the Indian Navy commissioned the fifth diesel-electric Kalvari-class submarine Vagir. Key Points About: Also known as Sand Shark, the submarine was delivered to the Indian Navy in December 2022. Vagir is a Kalvari-class submarine, which includes six submarines developed under Project 75.   Four of these submarines have already been commissioned into the […]

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