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National Digital Livestock Mission Blueprint

In News  Recently ,the Union Minister of State Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying unveiled the National Digital Livestock Mission(NDLM) Blueprint at the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was created to promote, finance and support producer-owned and controlled organisations. Objectives and Need  The livestock sector has a unique combination of being […]

Welfare Framework of India’s Migrant Construction Workers

In News The COVID-19 pandemic had widespread and devastating consequences to communities and enterprises in India and across the globe. The situation was particularly grim for the 453.6 million internal migrants in India. It was evident by the unprecedented ‘reverse migration’ witnessed during the pandemic. e-Shram portal has been launched to register 38 crore unorganised […]

Digital Divide: Survey by the Ministry of Education

In News  A Union Ministry of Education survey has found between 40% and 70% school children in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand do not have access to digital devices.   About  A preliminary version of the report, titled ‘Initiatives by school education sector in 2020-21 for continuing teaching and learning […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 3 Long wait over: WHO calls for widespread use of malaria vaccine (Health) Learn about the vaccine RTS,S, or Mosquirix. What are the major limitations with this vaccine? Also read about malaria. GS 2 8 SC, ST quota in promotions: Govt gives […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1   Civilian killings cause concern in J&K   (Internal Security) What is Terrorism?, Types of Terrorism, Factors favouring cross-border terrorism, its impact on India’s internal security, concerns linked to it, key analysis and way forward   GS 2 1 WHO […]

i-Drone

In Context Recently, the ICMR’s Drone Response and Outreach in North East (i-Drone) was launched in Manipur. About the Project Purpose: The i-Drone was designed to overcome vaccine delivery challenges in hard-to-reach terrains of India, by deploying unmanned aerial vehicles or drones to these areas.  It was used to transport Covid-19 vaccines travelling an aerial […]

First anti­malarial vaccine “RTS, S “

In News  Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the first antimalarial vaccine. About  RTS, S was first authorised in 2015 by the European Medicines Agency for use in Africa in infants and children. The WHO recommended widespread use of the RTS, S/AS01 (RTS, S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other […]

Corbett National Park

In News  Recently, the Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change proposed to change the name of Corbett National Park to Ramganga National Park. About Corbett Tiger Reserve Location:  Nainital, Uttarakhand. Spans over an extent of 520 square km. The whole area comprises hills, marshy depressions, riverine belts, grasslands and a large […]

PM MITRA Parks

In News  Recently, the Union Cabinet led by the Prime Minister of India cleared a proposal to set up seven PM MITRA parks as announced in the Union Budget for 2021-22. PM MITRA  About: The seven Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) parks will be set up at Greenfield or Brownfield sites located […]

2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

In Context The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Benjamin List and David W C MacMillan “for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis”. What is Organocatalysis? Catalysis: It is the process of increasing the rate of a chemical reaction by adding a catalyst. The major types of catalysts are metals and enzymes. Catalyst: A […]

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