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National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)

Context The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has celebrated its Silver Jubilee. About  At the inaugural session of the event, the Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System 2.0 (IPDMS 2.0) and Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 app were launched. IPDMS 2.0: It is an integrated, responsive, cloud-based application developed by NPPA with technical support from Centre for […]

Puli Thevar

In News The Prime Minister has paid tributes to brave Puli Thevar on his birth anniversary. About Puli Thevar He was one of the earliest opponents of British rule in South India. He was involved in a vendetta with the Nawab of Arcot who was supported by the British. Puli Thevar, is considered the first […]

Anti-Radiation Pills

In News Recently, with fears of a nuclear disaster at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant growing, the European Union has decided to pre-emptively supply 5.5 million anti-radiation pills to be distributed among residents in the vicinity. What is a Radiation Emergency? Radio-nuclear hazard: These are unplanned or accidental events that create radio-nuclear hazard to humans and […]

Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)

In News Recently, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry has reviewed the progress of the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). Key Highlights Background:  Since the alpha launch in five cities in April 2022, ONDC has been testing with a closed user group for end-to-end execution to understand their fulfillment.  Target:  ONDC expects the […]

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act

In News Karnataka High Court recently observed that nowhere in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act is bhang referred to as a prohibited drink or prohibited drug.  In earlier cases, state high courts have ruled that bhang is not ganja, and is therefore not covered under the NDPS Act. What is bhang? Bhang […]

Triple-dip La Nina

In Context Recently various weather agencies like WMO and UN predicted a rare ‘triple-dip’ La Nina in 2022. More about the news World Meteorological Organization (WMO): WMO recently predicted that La Niña conditions, which involve a large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures, have strengthened in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific with an increase in […]

NCRB Data on Human Trafficking

In News According to the recent report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the conviction rate in human trafficking cases across the country continues to be low.  More about the news 2021 data: Police filed charge sheets in 84.7 percent of the 2,189 cases registered under the Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) across the country […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Uniformity across all boards: Regulator for exam assessment (Education) Know about PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development) and its significance  GS 2 7 Jaishankar: State of border will determine state of India-China  (International Relations) Know about […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   Supreme Court impleads NHRC, NCW in Muslim personal law case   (Polity and Governance ) Know about Supreme Court’s views on polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ . GS 2 8 Kerala passes Bill on Lok Ayukta  (Polity and Governance ) […]

Ending Ultra Poverty in India

In News According to the World Bank Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report, Extreme poverty was expected to affect between 9.1% and 9.4% of the world’s population in 2020.  SECC Data The most recent frame of reference is the 2011 Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data focussed on looking at multiple deprivations.  SECC 2011 captured data on […]

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