Daily Current Affairs – 10 March, 2021

                              Facts in News Diphtheria Cause: Infectious disease caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It is an aerobic gram-positive bacillus. Toxin production (toxigenicity) occurs only when the bacillus is itself infected (lysogenized) by a specific virus (bacteriophage) carrying the genetic information […]

In News Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has decided to examine whether its Indira Sawhney case of 1992, which fixed the ceiling limit of 50% for reservation in government jobs and educational admissions, requires a re-look by a larger Bench. This comes in the backdrop of the crossing of the 50% reservation limit by states […]

In News An international team of astronomers have discovered the most distant ‘radio-loud’ quasar with the help of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT). About the Discovery It is named P172+18, the quasar emitted wavelengths which had a redshift of 6.8. Gravitational redshift occurs as particles of light (photons) climb out of […]

In News Recently, Israel became the first country to introduce vaccine passports. About Vaccine Passport It is a certification system that allows those who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel and access certain public facilities such as restaurants, gyms, and hotels in a country. Even though the nomenclature comes from passports, most of the […]

In News –Most of the OPEC+ producers, led by the world’s top exporter Saudi Arabia decided to curb oil supplies till April. About OPEC and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, agreed not to increase oil supply till April as they await a more substantial recovery in demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. After OPEC’s […]

In News Recently, the Standing Committee on Agriculture asked the Centre to launch a scheme for procurement of cattle dung from farmers while citing the Godhan Nyay Yojana. About The Committee considered that procuring cattle dung directly from the farmers will augment their income and provide employment opportunities . The Committee, therefore, recommended the Department […]

In News The Supreme Court asked the government to explain why it had not set up an “independent environment regulator” to oversee green clearances. Background The Apex court had ordered the setting up of a national environment regulatory body to ensure independent oversight of green clearances way back in July 2011 in Lafarge Umiam Mining […]