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Africa’s Great Green Wall

In News Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) programme to combat desertification in the Sahel region has an important contribution towards combating climate change: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Study.  About Study Highlights:  The study showed that for every dollar invested into land restoration yields across the African continent from Senegal in the west to Djibouti […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1   Government to push for farm laws repeal today, Opposition demands MSP statute (Polity and Governance) Recent step of the union government’s decision to introduce a Bill to repeal the farm laws in the Lok Sabha for consideration and passage, Government’s […]

Albatrosses

In News  A new study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B has provided evidence of the effect of environmental conditions on the longevity of relationships — among a population of albatrosses.  Major Findings The “divorce rate” in the study population varied substantially across years and was directly modulated by temporal environmental variability.  Albatross […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1&5   Omicron risk: Centre tightens rules for overseas travellers COVID­19: ‘no room for complacency in Kerala’   What the Omicron variant means for India   Scale-up supplies   (Health)   Objectives and needs behind the government’s move to revise guidelines […]

Cyber-Enabled Financial Crime

In News Recently, 1000 individuals were held in 20 countries as part of Interpol crackdown on cyber-enabled financial crime. What are Cyber-Enabled Financial Crime? Cybercrime encompasses any crime committed online, including ransomware attacks, cyber-espionage, child pornography and cyber vandalism. Social engineering (e.g. phishing email) might be used to launch a cyber-enabled financial assault from the […]

Covaxin Elicits Immune Memory to the Virus

In News Recent study found that the vaccine generates antibodies and easily detectable memory B cell and T cell responses in many recipients. Key Takeaways  Most vaccinated persons have cellular immunological responses in the form of memory B cells and memory T cells, indicating that the immune system can respond quickly. The RBD-specific memory B […]

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Context The James Webb Space Telescope(JWST) is scheduled to be sent into orbit no earlier than December 22. About JWST It will be a large infrared telescope with an approximately 6.5-meter primary mirror.   The telescope will be launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana in 2021. It will be the premier observatory of […]

India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

In News Free Trade Agreement talks with U.K. could be delayed to January 2022. About Apart from rising presence of new variants of CoronaVirus, Cabinet change in Britain and need for more “pre-negotiation” talks cited as main reasons. The timelines on the FTA negotiation, which included the announcement of an “Early Harvest Agreement” by March […]

Adoption of Commissionerate System

In News PM during the 56th DGPs and IGPs conference is said to have reinforced the need to adopt the commissionerate system in cities with a population of over 10 lakh. About Policing is based on the Police Act of 1861. The commissionerate system is already enforced in various cities in 16 states of the […]

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0

In News  The Union Minister of State for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship launched two ambitious projects of ‘Revival of Namda craft of Kashmir and ‘Upskilling of artisans and weavers of Kashmir under the under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0′.  About  The Namda project will be an industry-based training programme that will contribute towards preserving […]