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India appeals against WTO order on sugar

In News India has appealed against a ruling of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) trade dispute settlement panel which ruled that the country’s domestic support measures for sugar and sugarcane are inconsistent with global trade norms.  About WTO’s Appellate Body: The appeal was filed by India in the WTO’s Appellate Body, which is the final […]

Har Gobind Khorana

In News  Recently, the 100th birth anniversary of the biochemist and chemical biologist Har Gobind Khorana was observed. About Har Gobind Khorana Born: January 9, 1922, Raipur, India [now Raipur, Pakistan] Early Life and Education:  He was born into a poor family and attended the University of Punjab at Lahore, India (now in Pakistan), and […]

Red Sanders

In News  Red Sanders (Red Sandalwood) has fallen back into the ‘endangered’ category in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.  It was classified as ‘near threatened’ in 2018. It was a moment of celebration when the species was lifted off from the endangered category for the first time since 1997. About […]

Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)

In News Deposits under the PMJDY have crossed the Rs 1.5 lakh crore mark as per the finance ministry data.  Recently, PMJDY has completed seven years. About the Scheme (Launched in 2014) Objectives: Financial Inclusion & Access to financial products & services. Use of technology to lower cost & widen reach. Key pillars: Universal access […]

China a ‘developing’ country at WTO

In News China’s status as a ‘developing country’ at the World Trade Organization (WTO) has become a contentious issue with a number of countries raising concerns over the upper-middle-income nation deriving benefits reserved for developing countries under WTO norms. About The WTO lacks a proper definition of a developing nation although two-thirds of its 164 […]

Light Combat Aircraft Programme

In Context  Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) stated that LCA-MK1A is expected to take flight in June 2022. It also expects to deliver all Final Operational Clearance (FOC) variant aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 2022 pending some systems from Israel. There is another 20 to 24 months of testing after which deliveries would […]

Zebrafish

In Context  Nerve-end connections known as synapses form is highlighted in a recent study of Purkinje neurons in the cerebellum of knockout zebrafish. More in News  Zebrafish are transparent and neuron development in larval zebrafish can be observed from day to day by injecting a dye or by engineering the fish to express fluorescent proteins. […]

Orang National Park

In News  Recently, the government has issued a notification to make Orang National Park more than thrice its existing size. The gharial, wiped out from the Brahmaputra River system in the 1950s, could be the prime beneficiary of a process to expand an Assam tiger reserve. About Orang National park  It is located on the […]

Chang’e 5 Lunar Mission

In News  Recently, China’s Chang’e 5 lunar lander found the first-ever on-site evidence of water on the surface of the moon, lending new evidence to the dryness of the satellite. The presence of water had been confirmed by remote observation but the lander has now detected signs of water in rocks and soil. Recent Findings  […]

Draft Regional Plan-2041

In News A five-member group, comprising a retired Indian Forest Service official, an urban planner and an environment analyst, among others, has offered objections to the Draft Regional Plan-2041. Key Highlights of the Regional Plan 2041 Area covered: The NCRPB covers entire Delhi, eight districts of Uttar Pradesh, 14 districts of Haryana and two districts […]

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