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Miyawaki Process

In News The Japanese “Miyawaki method”  used in Kuharianwali village of Punjab in one acre of unused land  has grown into a “forest” in less than a year. The village has become a trendsetter in expanding forest cover.  Miyawaki Technique About: Miyawaki is a technique pioneered by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, that helps build dense, […]

Supreme Court’s Three-question Test for validity of 10% EWS Quota

Context The Supreme Court will examine whether The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, which introduced a 10 per cent quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government jobs and admissions, violates the basic structure of the Constitution. Who are Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)? Apart from social and educational backwardness and experiences of untouchability in India, there […]

Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T Cell T Therapy

In News Recently, the researchers have said that India’s first indigenously developed Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T Cell T therapy for specific types of cancer patients has shown promising results and could be the safest therapy in this category so far. What is CAR-T cell therapy? CAR-T cells are a patient’s own immune cells that are […]

Draft National Electricity Plan

In Context Recently the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has put up the ‘Draft National Electricity Plan‘forr feedback from stakeholders. Draft Highlights Coal-based capacity: It is seen that apart from the under construction coal-based capacity of 25GW, the additional coal-based capacity required till 2031-32 may vary from 17 GW to around 28 GW. Additional requirements for […]

Health Spending in India

In News The Union government’s healthcare spend dropped to 1.28 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018-19 from the previous year’s figure of 1.35 percent. Key Findings Fall in expenditure:  According to the National Health Accounts Estimates 2018-19, the total health expenditure — the total money spent on healthcare by the government, people, […]

States may have NITI Aayog-like Bodies Soon

In News Recently, the NITI Aayog will handhold each state to set up similar bodies replacing their planning boards for faster and inclusive economic growth with the vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047. About the proposal  Aim: Initially it aims for 8-10 states to set up such bodies before reaching out to all […]

Pornography and Sex Crimes

In News Recently, Supreme court looked into individual cases to find out whether or not viewing of pornography had triggered the crime. More about the news The petition: The petition had sought direction from the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) to study the link between free access to internet pornography and child sexual […]

World Dairy Summit 2022

In News Recently, the Prime Minister inaugurated the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022 at India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida. The last such dairy summit was held in India about half a century ago in 1974.  Major Highlights of the Summit  Theme Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihood. Animal Base […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 India-Saudi ties promise shared growth, security, stability, says Jaishankar   New paradigm: FTAs, multilateral exposure limited to supply chains, governance   (International Relations)   What is the importance of strategic economic ties between India and Saudi Arabia? And recent developments . […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1   1   Arunachal villagers fight to save sacred forest from BRO road project  (Geography) Know about the location of  Nyukmadong    GS 2 6 India­-Bangladesh ties, a model for bilateral cooperation  (International Relations) What are the outcomes of the state visit […]

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