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Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)

In News The recent ASER Report stated that the learning took a hit in the pandemic year. About This is the first survey to indicate how learning levels among school-going children have been impacted because of schools being shut during the pandemic.  The study was conducted in March 2021 among 18,385 children between the ages […]

Nipah Virus (NIV)

In Context  A case of the Nipah virus infection was reported in the Kozhikode district of Kerala after a gap of over three years. About Nipah Virus (NIV) It is a zoonotic virus (it is transmitted from animals to humans) . The organism which causes Nipah Virus encephalitis is an RNA or Ribonucleic acid virus […]

Account Aggregators (AA) Network

In News Recently, eight of India’s major banks joined the Account Aggregator (AA) network. About The eight major banks are: State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, IDFC First Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Federal Bank. The framework, which has been under discussion since 2016 and in the testing phase […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 Behind Paralympics glitter: Govt push, pvt effort, better training (Governance) What is the role of government and private sector in training the Paralympics for olympics? GS 1 & 3 3 Gandhi Ashram expansion: Work begins on relocating residents, getting 6 Trusts […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1&6   Agencies flag surge in the number of foreign ultras in north Kashmir Reaching out to the ‘undesirables’ (IR ) Afghanistan Crisis, impact on global peace and security, how does it affect India’s interest, what steps are being taken in […]

Facts in News

Biodiversity and Environment Komodo Dragons Syllabus: GS 3/Species in News  Context  According to the IUCN red list, the Komodo dragon is threatened with extinction as rising water levels, driven by the climate crisis, shrink its habitat. About  Scientific Name : Varanus komodoensis The dragon is a monitor lizard of the family Varanidae. It is the […]

Doppler Weather Radar (DWR)

In News  Recently, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology inaugurated the latest upgraded state-of-the-art Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) & Indigenous GPS based Pilot Sonde at Indian Meteorological Office in Jammu. Significance of the move The  X-Band Doppler Weather Radar will help in providing real-time monitoring and reporting of weather events affecting […]

INSPIRESat-1

In Context According to the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), INSPIRESat-1  is set for launch. About  INSPIRESat-1 is a collaborative effort by the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder in the U.S., the National Central University, Taiwan, and the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, apart […]

Taliban and Mexico Drug Cartels

In Context Taliban in Afghanistan may fuel the narcotic drug market in India and the world with help of Mexico Drug Cartels. What are Narcotic Drugs? The World Health Organization (WHO) defines narcotics as any substance that modifies the consumer’s perception, behaviour and cognition, mood or motor functioning.  As per an estimate, currently, more than […]

Virtual Hearings in India

In News Recently, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) expressed his dissatisfaction in open court over Cisco, the software newly put in place in the Supreme Court for virtual hearings. About While the court stoically transformed from physical to virtual mode nearly two years ago without losing a single day’s work in the face of […]